Introduction to Wastewater and Storm Water Pumping Stations

Jerry D. Morrow, P.E.

Course Outline

This course is for civil engineers and engineering managers who are responsible for overseeing the design of storm water and wastewater pumping stations. Special attention is given to meeting municipal standards and complying with common standard drawings. Some basic hydraulics are also included, along with a number of guidelines on such items as wet well size, detention times, pumping capacities, electrical requirements and problems an engineering designers and supervisors should look for.

Factors involved in selecting a site for a pumping station:

• Establishing Station capacity
• Considerations in designing a wet well
• Presentation and discussion of the various wet well arrangements
• Charts and graphs to establish wet well dimensions
• A discussion of manually cleaned bar screens and mechanically cleaned bar screens
• A discussion of the uses of comminutor
• Design consideration and discussion of the types of Centrifugal Pumps
• Pneumatic Ejectors and the uses they fulfill
• Presentation of methods of Pump Selection
• The hydraulics involved in pump station configuration
• Discussion of how pumps are selected using system head curves
• How Piping and Valves effect the pump selection and headloss
• Electrical Equipment and Recommendations for pump stations
• The uses for Prefabricated Pumping Stations
• Discussion of the Appurtances necessary for storm and wastewater pump stations
• A presentation of Typical Municipal Specifications for pumping stations
• Pump Requirements
• Piping and valves Interior Items necessary for proper facilities
• Structural Requirements for pump stations
• Electrical specifications necessary for pumping stations
• Fencing of Pumping Facilities
• Paving of access Roads serving pump stations
• Inspection and Acceptance procedures
• Typical Drawings and Details used in pump station construction
  

The course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.

Learning Objective

At the conclusion of this course, the reader will:

• Factors involved in selecting a site for a pumping station;
• Establish Station capacity;
• Considerations in designing a wet well;
• Presentation and discussion of the various wet well arrangements;
• Charts and graphs to establish wet well dimensions;
• A discussion of manually cleaned bar screens and mechanically cleaned bar screens;
• A discussion of the uses of comminutor;
• Design consideration and discussion of the types of Centrifugal Pumps;
• Pneumatic Ejectors and the uses they fulfill;
• Presentation of methods of Pump Selection;
• The hydraulics involved in pump station configuration;
• Discussions of pump selection using system head curves;
• How Piping and Valves effect the pump selection and headloss;
• Electrical Equipment and recommendations for pump stations;
• The uses for Prefabricated Pumping Stations;
• Appurtances necessary for storm and wastewater pump stations;
• A presentation of Typical Municipal Specifications for pumping stations;
• Pump Requirements;
• Piping and valves Interior Items necessary for proper facilities;
• Structural Requirements for pump stations;
• Electrical specifications necessary for pumping stations;
• Fencing of Pumping Facilities;
• Paving of access Roads serving pump stations;
• Inspection and Acceptance procedures; and
• Typical Drawings and Details used in pump station construction.
  

Intended Audience and Benefit to the Attendee

This course is prepared for civil engineers, engineering managers and engineering supervisors who are responsible for overseeing the design storm water and wastewater pump stations. Special attention is given to dealing with public agencies and meeting municipal standards in the design. A designer, a manager or a supervisor can obtain an overview of items necessary to a good design, with examples and design charts and graphs. Common specifications and standard drawings are included to demonstrate design drawings commonly used.


Course Introduction

This course is prepared for civil engineers, engineering managers and engineering supervisors who are responsible for overseeing the design storm water and wastewater pump stations. Special attention is given to dealing with public agencies and meeting municipal standards in the design. A designer, a manager or a supervisor can obtain an overview of items necessary to a good design, with examples and design charts and graphs. Common specifications and standard drawings are included to demonstrate design drawings commonly used.

Course Content

The course content is in a PDF file Introduction to Wastewater and Storm Water Pumping Stations.

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Quiz

Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.

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DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.

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