St. Roberts, Missouri is a city in the central part of the state that is located along Interstate 44 which crosses up from Springfield to St. Louis.

This small city within Pulaski County has a population of 5,192 as of the 2020 census.

The Big Piney River runs just to the east of the city. Some of the area’s attractions include the Roubidoux Creek Conservation Area, Roubidoux Park, St. Roberts Municipal Park, and community center.

Before Interstate 44, U.S. Route 66 was the main highway, but it still exists connecting to Devil’s Elbow, Waynesville, Buckhorn, and Hazelgreen.

St. Roberts is known as a gateway community to the United States Army installation at Fort Leonard Wood.

Fort Leonard Wood sits within the Missouri Ozarks Mountains. This U.S. Army post was created in 1940 and named after General Leonard Wood who was the former Chief of Staff.

The installation is the Home of the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence which offers basic combat training for non-combat arms soldiers along with a variety of other training programs.

The John B Mahaffey Museum Complex is situated on the Fort Leonard Wood which talks about the story of an American Military Police soldier. The Waynesville Regional Airport at Forney Field is also within Fort Leonard Wood but is run by Waynesville and St. Roberts, although the passenger terminal is run by the U.S. Army.

The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) needed two new wastewater lift stations that each had unique requirements for design and operation. After contacting Romtec Utilities, the USACE saw that the design, manufacturing, and supply needs would be met by Romtec Utilities.

Bloomsdale Excavating was awarded the contract to install both lift stations, and Romtec Utilities worked with them to provide approved designs within their budget.

Romtec Utilities worked on this project from the beginning phases to the start-up of each lift station to provide the USACE with reliable long term wastewater solutions.

These package lift stations were designed to meet the high head pumping requirements for this training facility of the US Army Corps of Engineers.

One system was built with over 7,000 ft. of 8” force main, 35 hp duplex submersible centrifugal pumps to achieve the 300 gallons per minute flow rate.

The second lift system used smaller, 4 hp duplex grinder pumps to meet its pumping requirements.

Outdoor UL listed control panels utilize float controls for level-sensing and soft starters to provide advanced pump diagnostics and to reduce inrush currents. Auto dialers were specified for communications for both systems.

Romtec Utilities was proud to be part of these two distinct wastewaters lift stations at Fort Leonard Wood near St. Roberts, Missouri.

We design, manufacture, and supply wastewater lift systems for developments, bases, and federal facilities all over the country to help the overall operations of these facilities. Contact us today if you need to get started on your pump system design.