Prep: ANSI/OSHA Pump Operations &
Emergency Response Protocols | Latest
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When are lift stations required? - answer - move wastewater from
low to high elevation
- gravity sewer must service lower area
- trench depth becomes excessive
- WWTP is hydraulicly uphill
- life is from one gravity system to another
- moving from gravity to pressure system
What do lift stations require? - answer - being super reliable
- high quality equipment
- standby power supply
- minimum two pumps at Qmax capacity
What are the two types of lift stations? - answer - dry well
-wet well
What is a dry well? - answer - used in large stations
- pumps located in separate dry section and draw water from wet
well