Wastewater Visibility News
October 22, 2018
Wastewater Visibility News
8 Lift Stations in 6 Days
CLEANING UP AFTER HURRICANE IRMA IN NORTH FLORIDA More than a year after Hurricane Irma came ashore, a city in northern Florida was still experiencing aftereffects of the storm throughout several of their facilities. A buildup of sand and grit in multiple lift stations was causing reduced efficiency throughout their collection system and needed to be removed in order to restore capacity. Paul Del Favero, Field Supervisor for U.S. Submergent Technologies® (USST), mobilized the USST crew to begin work on cleaning eight lift stations throughout several of facilities. The wells were approximately 20-feet deep and were cleaned using USST’s Combination3®