Today's Compliance Environment
- Stricter building codes and industry standards.
- Electric and safety codes relative to equipment operators.
- Governing bodies dictate operational aspects such as product selection, solids handing, pump removal, controls and instrumentation.
- Sometimes other processes may be required, including odor control, maceration and flow metering.
- Many states have required licensing of personnel who operate and maintain collection systems, which drives operational and safety criteria.
Problems with All Submersible Designs to Date
As much as designs have improved they are all far from perfect:
- High field labor costs.
- High potential for pipe shears due high number of buried joints and couplings.
- Quality of installation is only as good as the skill and commitment of the installing contractor.
It’s Time for a New and Better Way
Submersible pump stations can be:
- Labor-intensive to assemble in field.
- Fraught with design weaknesses that threaten stability, longevity and safety.
- Usually have little or no quality control.
The industry could be revolutionized by a pump station that is:
- Pre-engineered
- Pre-fabricated
- Safe
- Low maintenance
- High degree of quality control.
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