Vernon, California needed a data center stormwater lift station for the new Prime Data Center.

Kimley Horn contacted Romtec Utilities looking for assistance with a stormwater pump station for Prime Data Center in Vernon, CA. The project is privately funded, and the lift station will remain privately owned. Romtec Utilities provided “preliminary design details” to Kimley Horn, which were included in the plan set.

Kimley Horn is one of the nation’s premier engineering, planning, and design consultants dedicated to the continuing success of our clients.

Prime Data Centers is one of the world’s fastest growing global wholesale data center providers.

LAX-01, Prime’s first Southern California data center, features a three-story design, 261,000 square feet, and 33 megawatts of critical IT load capacity. The data center offers a desirable combination of available wholesale power and easy access to hundreds of networks in the capacity-constrained downtown LA market.

This new data center creates an ideal environment for cloud providers, internet businesses, technology companies, and the content-centric enterprise.

Murray Company was ultimately awarded and installed the stormwater lift station. Romtec Utilities has worked with the Murray Company before on the Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara where we have provided three pump stations (two stormwater and one wastewater).

Murray Company was founded in 1913 and has built a reputation as a leading full-service mechanical contractor offering value-added services.

Vernon, California is a city just a few miles south of downtown Los Angeles, being the closest separate city to downtown.

The city had a population of 222 at the 2020 census making it the least populous city in southern California. Vernon is mainly an industrial area and prides itself on being “exclusively industrial.”

It is no surprise that a data center would make its home in Vernon.

The city is home to the site of the Battle of La Mesa in 1847.

Vernon has various attractions including South Broadway, Salt Lake Park, Salazar Park, Riverfront Park, Rosewood Park, and the Los Angeles River which flows through the city.

The BNSF Railway – Hobart Yard is in Vernon providing shipping for a variety of purposes in the southern California region.

Other attractions in nearby cities include Crypto.com Arena, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Griffith Observatory, Dodger Stadium, Watts Towers Arts Center, Turnbull Canyon, Augustus F. Hawkins Nature Park, Exposition Park, Edward Vincent Jr. Park, and SoFi Stadium.

Romtec Utilities was pleased to partner with Prime Data Centers on this new data center in southern California to service the tech industry in the region. Working with Kimley Horn and the Murray Company on the details of this stormwater pump station was a success for the data center.

At Romtec Utilities, we design each stormwater pump station to meet the specifications of the site, applying local pumping standards to create a system that will fit the project. Working with the owner, civil engineer, designers, architects, general contractors, and specialty contractors, our team designs, manufactures, and supplies each pump system we work on. We do a high level of prefabrication, which cuts down on the installation time and ensures the system is operational.

We also send an onsite installation tech to the project upon installation to ensure a smooth construction process. Once that is complete, we provide training on the operations, O&M manuals, maintenance, and emergency alarms.

We can help you design a stormwater pump station that will service your building or site regardless of the challenges you may be facing. Contact us today to get started on your stormwater pump station.