Public Service Electric and Gas, an electric and natural gas company in New Jersey, started updating its aging infrastructure, and added a new industrial stormwater pump station by Romtec.

The stormwater lift station was installed at PSE&G Trenton Switch Station, which is one of several locations that underwent upgrades. PSE&G operates in 17 municipalities and is working on improving the power transmission and storage capabilities throughout its service area. PSE&G is New Jersey’s oldest and largest regulated gas and electric delivery utility and serves nearly three-quarters of the state’s population. PSE&G is a subsidiary of Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated, a diversified energy company.

Burns & McDonnell, a multinational construction, architecture, and engineering firm, was hired to take on the work of replacing the infrastructure for the utility company. The firm reached out to Romtec for help with the design of a stormwater pump station to meet its requirements.

Romtec designed, engineered, manufactured, and supplied the industrial stormwater pump station, which was delivered to the site pre-packaged. The small size of the pump station and the limited space available on-site required the discharge valves to be installed inside the wet well. Nolta mechanical floats provide reliable liquid-level detection for the system.

The industrial pump system features a 5-feet diameter wet well, 3-inch discharge piping, Ebara 100DLFU pumps, and a 3-inch valve assembly. The stormwater system can pump up to 225 gallons per minute. The top of the wet well was designed to allow occasional traffic to move across the wet well.

The pump station handles medium flows of stormwater with Ebara 2 horsepower pumps installed in a duplex configuration. It discharges into an on-site pretreatment system installed adjacent to the pump station.

Romtec Utilities supplied the electrical controls for this package pump station with a UL-listed alternator relay suitable for this simple pumping application. The control panel was mounted and installed inside a NEMA 4 painted steel enclosure for protection against water, ice, dust, and other harmful conditions in this outdoor application.

Public Service Electric and Gas Company is New Jersey’s largest provider of electric and natural gas service. As of February 2025, the company serves more than 2.4 million electric consumers and 1.9 million gas consumers. The company was founded in 1903 and has approximately 13,000 employees.

In 2012, Hurricane Sandy devastated much of the area and approximately 90% of customers lost power, many for an extended time. Since then, the company has made significant investments in its infrastructure. According to recent findings, nearly half a million more people would keep their power if a similar storm hit today.

The industrial stormwater pump station was built in Hamilton Township, New Jersey, the largest suburb of the state capital of Trenton. Hamilton Township is home to one of the largest recreational parks in the state and bordering another. It is adjacent to the Delaware River, which divides New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Trenton was the capital of the United States in 1784 and is known for its proximity to the Washington Crossing. After retreating from the failed New York Campaign, George Washington led the Continental Army to cross the Delaware River on the night of Christmas 1776. This led to victories in the Battle of Trenton, the Second Battle of Trenton, and the Battle of Princeton.

Its historical significance in these events, as well as other events in our nation’s history, can be seen throughout monuments and museums around the city.

Romtec Utilities is proud to design, manufacture, and supply this industrial stormwater pump system for this industrial power switch station for PSE&G. This power switch station is a critical piece of infrastructure that provides power to several cities in the area, and this stormwater pump station will help keep it operating under even the harshest conditions.

The supply of the package stormwater system was purchased by the contractor, DIS-TRAN. A Romtec construction adviser was on site to help the contractor with installation. Once the installation was completed, and the system was ready for start-up, a Romtec Utilities field technician commissioned the system and provided testing and training services for the owners at PSE&G.

Protecting infrastructure from hurricanes, or other superstorms, is a long-term investment that can be helped by stormwater lift stations such as these. In a relatively small space, Romtec was able to find a way to mitigate the risks for consumers, as well as the utility provider, ensuring that electricity and gas will continue to be accessible to consumers even when natural disasters strike.