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BEFORE: Sand bags were placed on the pumps to decrease vibration.
Canada’s Region of Peel is a permanent home to more than 1 million people and a temporary stopover for another 20 million air travelers who pass…
Xylem’s Godwin HS100, HS150, HS200 and HS300 pumps were recommended for the two pump stations at Eighth Street and Patton Street, where bypass solutions were needed during rehab construction.
In spring 2016, a significant rain event sent the Jonesborough Wastewater Department in Tennessee back to the drawing board. In spite of upgrades to…
Two Flygt 3000 series wastewater pumps and two Godwin CD300M Dri-Prime pumps were installed at the Nancy Creek tunnel for the city of Atlanta while it cleared away sediment buildup in advance of heavy rains.
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The city of Atlanta faced a critical problem in 2013 when the city’s Nancy Creek Tunnel failed due to years of sediment buildup. The tunnel…
Three Godwin electric driven HL200 pumps with Variable Frequency Drives were installed to regulate bypass flow rate, and one Godwin critically silenced diesel driven HL200 pump was brought in as a redundant back-up.
The first sign of trouble in “America’s Hometown” came on December 19, 2015. Plymouth, Massachusetts is the celebrated site where the Pilgrims landed…
The Dri-Prime NC350 pump features a self-cleaning impeller that prevents the pump from becoming clogged by stringy solids. During the month-long project, the pump never had to be backflushed or cleaned.
Godwin’s Dri-Prime 16-in. pump ran a sewer bypass system continuously for a month without issues while the city of Raleigh, North Carolina, replaced…
The emergency bypass to facilitate the repair of the 54-inch secondary effluent water pipe required some twists and turns in the 18-inch HDPE rental pipe.
The Water & Wastes Digest staff invites industry professionals to nominate the water and wastewater projects they deem most remarkable and innovative for recognition in the Annual Reference Guide issue. All projects must have been in the design or construction phase over the last 18 months.
