Problem: The County Home Lift Station operated by the town of Danville (Indiana) Wastewater Department sits downstream from a hospital, jail, and landfill. Clothing, needles, toothbrushes and other debris from these facilities repeatedly clogged the station’s three pumps, driving up costs and hindering productivity. The station required frequent emergency unclogging manually or with vacuum trucks, presenting biohazards for team members. Clogged pumps accentuated by large rain events put the jail, hospital, and town residents at risk.
Solution: The town chose a Pentair Hydromatic next-generation submersible pump, which uses a semi-open stainless steel impeller and self-cleaning cutter plate to eliminate tough clogs.
