Romtec Utilities was proud to be a part of this project for IBM Corporation Boulder Data Center and Fluor in Colorado to provide a wastewater lift station replacement of an existing wastewater system at their facility. Boulder, Colorado is a scenic city in the great outdoor wilderness that is Colorado that is situated next to the Rocky Mountains.

This city is the county seat and the largest one in the county with a population of 108,250. The elevation is 5,430 feet so the city sees a fair amount of snow located next to the Rocky Mountains.

Various mountains sit on the western edge of this region, including Green Mountain, South Boulder Peak, Twin Sisters Peak, and the Boulder Canyon Trail which provides excellent hiking in the area.

The Mount Sanitas Trailhead, Chautauqua Park, Mallory Cave, Eben G. Fine Park, Valmont Bike Park, Bobolink Trailhead, Pleasant View Fields Sports Complex, and Arapahoe Ridge Park are all fantastic parks or hiking trails.

Some of the major attractions in the area includes the Flatirons Mountain Peak, which is excellent for hiking, Pearl Street Mall, the Dushanbe Teahouse, Eldorado Canyon State Park, and the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art. There is also the Valmont Reservoir, Hayden Lake, Viele Lake, and Baseline Reservoir as recreational areas.

Situated about 25 miles to the northwest is the University of Colorado. Aside from the university, there are other large employers in the area including the IBM Corporation which provides about 1,400 local jobs.

IBM and its facility maintenance company, Fluor contacted Romtec Utilities directly to engineer a replacement lift station for a failing wastewater system onsite.

The failing infrastructure required bypass pumping through the installation of two new manholes.

Fluor and IBM needed a quick lead time to reduce the bypass pumping requirements as well as new traffic-rated manholes. Romtec Utilities was able to meet these requirements as well as the manhole requirements to give IBM and Fluor a reliable wastewater lift station replacement that met all their needs within their schedule.

The IBM Boulder Data Center needed to replace a wastewater lift station with a new system to handle medium flows of wastewater generated at the facility. A precast concrete sump includes a pedestrian-rated hatch with a safety grate for reliable fall protection.

Two, Ebara 5 hp pumps were included in the design for redundant pumping capabilities, and a prefabricated valve vault structure contains check valves and control valves. A UL listed control panel with phase monitoring was engineered in a NEMA 4X stainless steel enclosure for installation outdoors.

For this IBM facility Romtec Utilities designed a replacement wastewater pump station featuring 6′ diameter wet well, 4″ discharge piping, duplex Ebara pumps, and a 4″ – 5′ X 7′ valve vault. The system can pump up to 270 gallons per minute.

Romtec Utilities was proud to be a part of this project for IBM and Fluor in Colorado to replace an existing wastewater system at their facility.

If we can replace an existing wastewater pump station for you, contact Romtec Utilities where we can design a system to match all your needs and meet any special requirements.