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According to Henry Shuler, Owner and Consulting Engineer for Shuler Consulting Company, one of the biggest issues with the old station was its location, which was in a tiny city lot crammed into a corner between the road and a commercial business. In addition, the lift station was at limited capacity, as it only had four pumps. “When you have that much sewage going into a very small wet well, corrosion becomes an issue. Odor was also a problem,” said Shuler. “So beyond just th...

To address the growing population and projected water demand over the next 30 Years, HCWA recently completed a master plan update that includes two booster pump stations – the Fairview booster pump station and the Southeastern booster pump station. Due to the elevation, part of the area near the Fairview booster pump station was being fed from another county. The water treatment plants are in the southern portion of the county, so it would take 30 to 40 miles of transmission to get to the...

Progress Energy’s Lee Plant, located in Goldsboro, N.C., originally enlisted nine vertical pumps within the plant as yard drain pumps – pumps that have motors that are located above the pump and a line shaft that extends down into the length of the sump – whereas the pump is actually at the bottom of the sump. The pumps were enlisted to remove excess water that accumulates from rainfall and storm drains, equipment wash down and general water overflow – all of which are p...

Increasingly, end users in the construction, industrial and wastewater markets are realizing the need for higher heads or to pump liquids greater distances, over challenging topography. Professional Engineers and municipal designers have previously had little choice but to overextend pump performance limits of conventional self-priming centrifugal trash pumps, potentially shortening the life of the pump and risking safety issues in the process. Thousands of hours of research and development and...

Located in the southeastern corner of Pennsylvania serving a population of less than 20,000, the Newtown Township Municipal Authority’s sewer system needed three new pumping stations and rehabilitation for two existing stations. Two and a half years into the project, four stations are up and running, with the remaining station set to be live in summer 2021. The stations are Newtown Hunt, Goshen Road, Old Masters, Camelot and Springton Pointe. There was a significant community need for the...

Founded in 1925, the Western Carolina Regional Sewer Authority (WCRSA) is a special purpose district of South Carolina, located in northwestern South Carolina. The organization serves over 400,000 customers in Greenville County and parts of Anderson, Spartanburg and Laurens Counties, covering a total of 296 square miles. WCRSA maintains 300 miles of major sewer trunk lines and conducts operations through nine major wastewater treatment facilities located on three river basins; the Enoree, Reedy...

Gorman-Rupp has designed a line of high efficiency, limited solids handling Super T Series® pumps that are available in standard materials of construction or fitted in Gorman-Rupp Hard Iron for abrasive environments. The 2”, 3”, and 4” Super T Series pumps are now available with a new impeller and wear plate designed to boost efficiency as much as 19% with a shutoff head increased 37% more than the previous standard models. The 2” Super T Series pumps will pass a 0.7...

The City of Shelby, Ohio recently upgraded its activated-sludge wastewater treatment plant to double its capacity to 5 MGD, while expanding its capability to treat and disinfect combined high-volume stormwater and wastewater flows generated by wet-weather conditions. The project, designed to upgrade much of the plant from its original equipment installed in 1953, included improvements to headworks, upgrading primary settling tanks and aeration systems, adding a new final clarifier, replacing ch...

Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, characterized by the rolling foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, is located in Western Pennsylvania, northwest of Pittsburgh. In the past, a city that was dominated by the heavy steel industry, it is now home to a suburban community and an abundance of parks, open spaces, and scenic views. A mature community, with an aging infrastructure, Beaver Falls has faced many challenges. As home to one of the oldest and largest wastewater treatment facilities in Beaver Cou...

As the name indicated, Winter Park, Colorado is a haven for winter weather fanatics. The city occupies 7.5 square miles about an hour’s drive northwest of Denver. Located in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Winter Park provides visitors and residents a picturesque opportunity for skiing, snowboarding, sledding, snowshoeing, and more. In the warm summer months, the mountains entertain hikers, mountain bikers, and fishers. The town also features more than 30 restaurants for people looking...

Once a converted car ferry that originally ran between New Castle, Delaware, and Pennsville, New Jersey and later between Newport and Jamestown, Rhode Island, now, DiMilio’s Restaurant is one of the largest floating restaurants in America. Rising and falling with the tide twice a day, the restaurant is surrounded by water, offering spectacular table views, fresh seafood, choice cuts of beef, and Italian fare to Portland Harbor’s Long Wharf residents and tourists year-round. But wher...

Oconee County Quarry, outside of Walhalla, South Carolina, is a county-owned rock quarry, providing more than 2,500 tons of a variety of crushed rock daily for county needs as well as for contractors and the general public. If rainwater and runoff from nearby springs are allowed to collect in the quarry, operations slow down or even stop, making water removal a constant necessity. Since digging began in 1979, Oconee County had relied on a single S4D1 10 HP electric submersible pump to keep the...

Hampden Township, located in idyllic southeastern Pennsylvania near Mechanicsburg, is home to more than 25,000 residents. The township is a desirable location for many because of good schools and strong community services. To maintain the township’s strong value, municipal leaders pay particular attention to structural maintenance issues while keeping a watchful eye on fiscal responsibility. The township’s wastewater treatment facility is a modern plant fed by suburban transfer stat...

What started out as a signature dish in a restaurant, more than 65 years ago, has now become a major company, with over 400 varieties of salad dressings and sauces offered. Ken’s Foods When Ken’s Steakhouse began in 1941, the owners were in search of a special salad and dressing to go with their steaks. The salad dressing soon rivaled the steaks in popularity and a new company was born. Today, Ken’s Foods has grown to include plant operations in Marlborough, Massachusetts, M...

Gorman-Rupp is introducing the EchoStorm™, a new venturi aeration device designed to add dissolved oxygen to liquids in a variety of industrial and municipal wastewater applications. The EchoStorm™ is available in four different sizes, ranging from 2” to 6” (50 to 150 mm). Depending on the paired pump and piping size, the aerator is capable of operating from 50 to 1300 GPM (3.2 to 82.0 LPS), adding up to 857 pounds (389 kgs) of dissolved oxygen per day. Engineered pumpi...

The lift station had 14” pumps dating back to 1961 that were still in service; failing valves flooding the station; a motor control center from 1984; and drive shaft-driven pumps that had become antiquated. “The station had become a local legend for operators in Mansfield,” said Bob Coker, wastewater treatment plant manager for the city of Mansfield. “Nobody understands the troubles with that [station anymore],” Coker said, noting that previously workers would spen...

Gorman-Rupp has updated the 2” T Series pumps to incorporate the following Super T Series features: External, shimless clearance adjustment Four-point back cover attachment with pusher bolt holes Easy-grip handle for back cover removal A two-point “webbed” plate design A patented inspection cover 5-year warranty Super T2s The new Super T2s are dimensionally interchangeable with the Classic T2s, making field replacement simple. The Super T2 comes standard with the Er...

Gorman-Rupp has taken the concept of the solids-handling pump to a higher level of performance. For installations where nuisance clogging is affecting uptime and maintenance costs, Eradicator is designed specifically for today’s “new sewage,” sanitary wipes, plastic bags, feathers, hair, sludge, and all other types of debris. Eradicator Solids Management System includes: (1) a new, patented, lightweight inspection cover; (2) an innovative back cover plate; (3) an aggressive se...

The Gorman-Rupp Company announced that at the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of The Gorman-Rupp Company held April 23, 2020, Donald H. Bullock, Jr. and Vincent K. Petrella were elected to the Board of Directors. Energy-efficient solutions Mr.Bullock, age 60, is the retired Senior Vice President of Investor Relations of Eaton Corporation, a publicly-traded diversified industrial manufacturer that provides energy-efficient solutions to help customers manage electrical, hydraulic, and mechani...

The Gorman-Rupp Company (Gorman-Rupp) has announced a change in the format of its 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (‘Annual Meeting’), from in-person to virtual-only meeting. Due to the emerging public health impact of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic and to support the health and well-being of the company’s shareholders, employees, and their families, Gorman-Rupp will hold its annual meeting in a virtual meeting format only, via webcast. 2020 Annual Meeting of Sharehol...

The Gorman-Rupp Company (Gorman-Rupp) will continue to conduct business at all of its locations, within the US state of Ohio, because it is an ‘Essential Business’ pursuant to the Director’s Stay at Home Order, issued by the state of Ohio, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. The Stay at Home Order for Ohio is effective from 11:59 p.m. on March 23, 2020, until 11:59 p.m. on April 6, 2020. Prioritizing the health and safety of everyone During this period, protecting...

The Board of Directors of The Gorman-Rupp Company declares a quarterly cash dividend of $0.145 per share on the common stock of the company, payable March 10, 2020, to shareholders of record as of February 14, 2020. This will mark the 280th consecutive quarterly dividend paid by The Gorman-Rupp Company. Annual meeting of shareholders Other action taken by the Board of Directors of The Gorman-Rupp Company was the announcement of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be held Thursday,...

The Gorman-Rupp Company (Gorman-Rupp) has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Jeffrey S. Gorman, the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company, to serve as the Chairman of the Board. New Chairman of the Board As previously announced, James C. Gorman, Gorman-Rupp’s long-standing Chairman, informed the Board, in January 2019, of his intention to not stand for re-election as a Director, at the company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. “Gorm...

Beaufort is a major population center situated in the Hilton Head Island Beaufort Micropolitan area in a region known as South Carolina’s Lowcountry. The scenic community is known for its natural beauty as well as its historical architecture and military establishments, which include the Marine Corps Beaufort Air Station and Parris Island Recruitment Depot. Southern Living magazine named the city “Best Small Southern Town,” and American Style lists it among the country’s...

Wastewater treatment plant operators, having to deal with persistent clogs in pumps and check valves due to disposable wipes and other non-dispersible debris, have had limited options for solutions that can be implemented within narrow and deep-channel influent pump station wet wells. Zerbe Township, Pennsylvania, is one of a growing number of WWTP operations that have successfully managed this problem by installing Gorman-Rupp Super T Series® self-priming pumps, upgraded with an innovative...

During the torrential downpour of the 20th July 2007 over most of the UK, one Coventry based IT company benefited from the use of a Godiva 8/5 portable pump to de-flood their car park and avoid water pouring into their facility. Computer specialists Trinity Expert Systems deployed the lightweight portable for over an hour at the peak of the downpour to keep the water below the main office level. During the same period Hale, the world's leading provider of vehicle mounted and portable Fire Pumps...