Romtec Utilities helped a commercial development in Bear, Delaware reduce wastewater pumping costs with a compact, low-flow sewer pumping system designed around the site’s actual flow conditions. The packaged lift station serves new retail and commercial buildings along U.S. Route 40. The wastewater pumping solution meets New Castle County standards without adding unnecessary capacity.

JEM X, LLC partnered with Larson Engineering Group and Romtec Utilities to develop a cost-effective packaged pumping solution for the site. Romtec Utilities reviewed the project’s flow, total dynamic head, site layout, and local requirements, then selected a duplex cutter pump configuration with Tsurumi cutter pumps to move wastewater efficiently through the force main.

Bear continues to support commercial growth near Wilmington, Delaware. Retail centers, convenience stores, restaurants, and mixed-use sites in the area need dependable wastewater infrastructure. This project shows how engineers and developers can use a site-specific sewer pumping system to serve smaller commercial sites without oversizing equipment.

JEM X, LLC and Larson Engineering Group contacted Romtec Utilities to provide a wastewater lift station for a new commercial development in Bear, Delaware. The site required a compact, reliable, and affordable system that could manage wastewater from multiple commercial buildings while meeting New Castle County design standards.

The development sits along U.S. Route 40, also known as Pulaski Highway. The site includes a CVS retail center, a Royal Farms gas station and convenience store, inline retail space, and two pad sites. Because the site included a limited number of commercial venues, Romtec Utilities did not need to design a large municipal-scale lift station.

Instead, Romtec Utilities value engineered a commercial development wastewater lift station that matched the site’s flow requirements. This approach helped the developer reduce costs, avoid excess capacity, and maintain dependable wastewater pumping performance.

Romtec Utilities used design criteria from Larson Engineering Group to develop a complete packaged lift station for the commercial site. The supplied system met New Castle County standards and provided an economical wastewater pumping solution for JEM X, LLC, which purchased the package and hired an independent contractor for installation.

The completed cutter pump sewer lift station pumps up to 60 gallons per minute at 16 feet of total dynamic head. Romtec Utilities supplied a wet well measuring approximately 17 feet deep and 4 feet in diameter, creating a compact footprint that fit the site and the project’s low-flow conditions.

The project needed a lift station that could handle sewage from retail stores, a gas station, convenience uses, and nearby commercial facilities. Romtec Utilities selected cutter pumps because they provided the right balance of solids handling, efficiency, and cost for the project’s flow and head conditions.

The duplex Tsurumi cutter pump configuration slices stringy materials and wastewater solids before sending flow through the force main to a nearby gravity collection system. Romtec Utilities also supplied a UL-listed control panel and Nolta Niva floats for in-well liquid level sensing and complete lift station control.

By matching the pump selection to the hydraulic conditions, Romtec Utilities helped the system operate efficiently without adding unnecessary equipment. This design approach supported compliance, constructability, and long-term wastewater pumping performance.

Cutter pumps work well in many commercial sewer lift station applications because they cut solids and fibrous materials before wastewater enters the pump. This cutting action helps reduce clogs, limit maintenance callouts, and support reliable performance in low-flow systems.

• Cutter pumps operate efficiently when designers match them to the correct flow and head range.
• The cutting mechanism helps prevent wipes, rags, and stringy debris from binding the impeller.
• The pump slices solids instead of fully grinding them, making cutter technology a practical option between non-clog pumps and grinder pumps.
• Cutter pumps can support commercial wastewater lift stations with moderate solids and low-flow conditions.

Romtec Utilities value engineered the low-flow sewer lift station to meet the project’s pumping requirements while reducing unnecessary costs for the developer. The design team reviewed the site conditions, sewer connection, building layout, flow projections, and local standards before finalizing the packaged wastewater system.

Romtec Utilities worked with JEM X, LLC and Larson Engineering Group to design, manufacture, and supply the packaged pumping system for the Wellington Commons commercial development in Bear, Delaware. The result gave the developer a compact, code-compliant, and cost-conscious solution for the site.

Larson Engineering Group provided civil engineering support for the development. Romtec Utilities supplied the pumping system expertise needed to complete the wastewater lift station design and package. This coordination helped the project team align the system with the site plan, sewer infrastructure, and New Castle County requirements.

Commercial developments often need wastewater lift stations when gravity sewer service cannot move flow from new buildings to existing infrastructure. Romtec Utilities designs, manufactures, and supplies complete lift station packages for commercial, municipal, industrial, and residential applications.

Each Romtec Utilities system can include site-specific engineering, structural components, mechanical equipment, electrical controls, documentation, commissioning support, operator training, and warranty coordination. By managing the full package, Romtec Utilities helps engineers, developers, contractors, and owners reduce coordination challenges and move projects forward with confidence.

Romtec Utilities provides system prefabrication to support faster installation and consistent quality. After prefabrication, the team performs quality control testing to confirm that the system operates as designed before shipment to the project site.

If your commercial development needs a cutter pump wastewater lift station or another site-specific sewer pumping system, Romtec Utilities can design, manufacture, and supply a complete package that matches your flow, head, regulatory, and construction requirements. Contact Romtec Utilities to start planning a wastewater lift station package for your next commercial, municipal, or development project.