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Pumping 101 – Basic and Advanced Wastewater Pump Station Design and Operation

04/22/2009 - Past Webcast

Introduction:

This webcast has now passed.  Please check the Webcasts page for information on any plans for future offerings.  This webcast is now available to purchase for online viewing.  Visit training.wef.org for more Distance Learning information. 

This Webcast offered design engineers and municipal professionals access to an evolving body of national consensus standards and accepted good practices.  The goal was to help practitioners avoid inappropriate designs, reduce capital and maintenance costs and improve reliability.

Topics:
  • Pumping Station Design and Operation

  • Submersible Pump Station Application, Operation and Maintenance

  • Troubleshooting with Gauges

Speakers:

  • Joseph Popeck, Greeley and Hansen, LLC
  • Mark Jaminet, ITT Flygt
  • Dean Kastran, The Gorman-Rupp Company

Cooperating Organizations:

 This webcast was organized with the support the WEF Municipal Wastewater Treatment Design Committee.

Upcoming webcasts and topics in development for this year:
Building Effective Supervisor and Leadership Training Programs: Three Utility Case Studies
Collection Systems: Optimize System Operations
Integrated Planning Framework in Action: Baltimore’s New Integrated Plan to Address Water Quality Impacts
NEW! Flushable or Not? Dispersing the Non-Dispersible Problem
Process Control for Activated Sludge
Using TOC to Replace BOD Requirements

Past Webcasts:
BIOSOLIDS: Advances in Solids Reduction Processes at Wastewater Treatment Facilities (04-28-10)
BIOSOLIDS: Biosolids 101: Fundamentals of Practice (10-31-2012)
BIOSOLIDS: Biosolids EMS Training Opportunity for Wastewater Agencies (4-20-2011)
BIOSOLIDS: Carbon Footprint Implications from Biosolids Management Practices (01-27-10)
BIOSOLIDS: Charting the Future of Biosolids Management: Forum Findings on Trends and Drivers (1-26-2011)
BIOSOLIDS: Co-Digestion of Organic Wastes at Wastewater Treatment Plants (07-14-10)
BIOSOLIDS: Combined Heat and Power Generation Opportunities at Wastewater Treatment Facilities (09-22-10)
BIOSOLIDS: Compliance Requirements to Meet the New Sewage Sludge Incineration MACT Standards - Part 2 (7-25-2012)
BIOSOLIDS: Implementing the New Sewage Sludge Incineration MACT Standards - Issues and Challenges Ahead - Part 1 (4-21-2011)
BIOSOLIDS: MACT to Meet the New EPA SSI Regulations - Emissions & Energy Recovery Equipment - Part 3 (04-03-2013)
BIOSOLIDS: Microconstituents in Biosolids (12-16-2009)
BIOSOLIDS: Renewable Green Energy from Wastewater and Biosolids - POTW Case Studies Attempting to Achieve Net Energy Production (12-7-2011)
BIOSOLIDS: Residuals and Biosolids Management Innovations (7-27-2011)
BIOSOLIDS: Thermal Hydrolysis Comes to America: DC Water’s Blue Plains Digestion Project (4-25-2012)
BIOSOLIDS: When Opportunity Knocks, How Can Municipalities and POTWs Partner with the Biofuels Industry (1-11-2012)
COLLECTION SYSTEMS WEBCAST SERIES: Perspectives on Collection Systems Rehabilitation and Replacement (2-9-2011 - 11-16-2011)
COLLECTION SYSTEMS: Asset Management: Translating Your Data to Information (11-14-2012)
COLLECTION SYSTEMS: Business Case for Action (2-20-2013)
COLLECTION SYSTEMS: Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) - If I Knew Then What I Know Now (2-15-2012)
COLLECTION SYSTEMS: Condition Assessment: Building Out Your CMMS (6-20-2012)
COLLECTION SYSTEMS: Construction Inspection for Trenchless Rehabilitation (5-22-2013)
COLLECTION SYSTEMS: Gravity & Pressure Pipelines: Inspection and Assessment (06-17-09)
COLLECTION SYSTEMS: Perspectives on Pipeline Renewal (07-28-10)
DISINFECTION: Fundamentals of Disinfection (2-6-2013)
DISINFECTION: UV for High Level Disinfection in Water Reuse- Various Perspectives on Emerging Issues (11-28-2012)
DISINFECTION: Wet Weather Disinfection: Issues and Challenges (11-30-2011)
ENERGY: Best of WEFTEC 2010 - Energy Management and Conservation Practices (1-19-2011)
ENERGY: Energy Awareness and Management - Initiating Energy Efficiency at Your Utility (04-30-09)
ENERGY: Energy-Water Nexus Highlights (3-20-2013)
ENERGY: Low Energy Process Control (1-23-2013)
ENERGY: WEF's Roadmap to Energy Sustainability (9-19-2012)
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS: A Review of 112th Congress and the Legislative and Regulatory Landscape Impacting the Water Sector (03-02-2011)
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS: Breaking Ground on Infrastructure Stimulus Funding (08-02-09)
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS: Clean Water Act Integrated Planning Framework: Next Steps (6-14-2012) - Webcast Recording
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS: New Administration Now: People, Priorities, Policies (06-02-2009)
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS: Stimulus Funding for Wastewater Infrastructure (02-02-2009)
MEMBRANES WEBCAST SERIES: Fundamentals of Membrane Bioreactors (3-7-2012 - 7-11-2012)
MEMBRANES: Membranes 101 (11-04-09)
MEMBRANES: Operations and Maintenance of MBR Facilities (05-27-09)
NUTRIENTS: Phosphorus Removal – Tips for Operators, Trainers, and Design Engineers (6-20-2011) - Webcast Recording
NUTRIENTS: Process Control for Biological Nutrient Removal (5-29-2013)
NUTRIENTS: Research on Modeling Approaches to Developing Site-Specific Nutrient Goals, Criteria, and Management (3-28-2013)
NUTRIENTS: Sidestream Treatment for Nutrient Removal and Recovery (12-09-2009)
NUTRIENTS: Wastewater as a Resource: Focus on Nutrient Recovery (5-2-2012)
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: Be a Voice for Water: How to Use the WATER'S WORTH IT Campaign in Your Community (3-22-2012) - Webcast Recording
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: Clean Water Isn't Free? Communicating about Rates (6-26-2012)
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: Evaluating Stormwater Outreach: Is anyone listening? (12-14-2011)
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: Hard Conversations in Hard Times: Social Media for Water Utilities (03-11-10)
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: Meeting the New Public Education Requirements of the Municipal Stormwater (MS4) Permit (5-4-2011)
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: Summer Boot Camp – for Public Communications (06-29-10)
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: Technical Update: Energy, Stormwater, Operators and Innovation (4-18-2012)
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: The Best of WEFTEC: Communicating with Public Officials (8-28-2012)
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: The Cutting Edge in Effective Communication for Water Infrastructure (08-27-2009)
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: Websites: The Face of Your Organization (1-18-2012)
SAFETY: Arc Flash Hazards and Safety: Training, Protection, and Related Issues (02-24-2010)
SAFETY: Safety in Confined Spaces (07-15-2009)
STORMWATER & WET WEATHER WEBCAST SERIES: A Roadmap to Developing a LID Design Competition (6-21-2012 - 8-16-2012)
STORMWATER & WET WEATHER WEBCAST SERIES: Design of Urban Stormwater Controls MOP (6-14-2012 - 8-9-2012)
STORMWATER & WET WEATHER: Gaining Regulatory Acceptance for Green Infrastructure in Wet Weather Programs – 3 Case Studies (12-01-2010)
STORMWATER & WET WEATHER: Green Infrastructure: Economic, Social, Technical and Policy Overview (6-29-2011)
UTILITY MANAGEMENT WEBCAST SERIES: Asset Management (6-22-2011 - 8-31-2011)
UTILITY MANAGEMENT: Operational Optimization in Wastewater Utilities (5-15-2013)
UTILITY MANAGEMENT: Rate-Setting in Tough Times (07-29-09)
UTILITY MANAGEMENT: Strategies and Solutions for Addressing Today’s Workforce Issues (8-14-2012)
WASTEWATER TREATMENT WEBCAST SERIES: Data Quality and Validation (12-5-2012 - 1-9-2013)
WASTEWATER TREATMENT WEBCAST SERIES: Fundamentals of Grit Removal and Grit System Evaluation (2-27-2013 - 4-18-2013)
WASTEWATER TREATMENT WEBCAST SERIES: Optimizing Clarifier Design and Performance (4-10-2013 - 6-5-2013)
WASTEWATER TREATMENT: Aeration 101: Fundamental Design of Aeration Systems (10-27-10)
WASTEWATER TREATMENT: Applied Math for Operators (1-16-2013)
WASTEWATER TREATMENT: Hydraulics for Operators (3-27-2013)
WASTEWATER TREATMENT: Method Update Rule: What's new and why? (8-23-2012)
WASTEWATER TREATMENT: Pumping 101 – Basic and Advanced Wastewater Pump Station Design and Operation (04-22-09)
WASTEWATER TREATMENT: Taking Distributed Wastewater Systems to New Heights (05-20-09)
WATER REUSE: Use of Advanced Oxidation Processes for Resource Recovery (7-13-2011)
WATER SECURITY: Risk Assessment 101: The Process, Principles, and Related Fundamentals (10-28-2009)
WATER SECURITY: Risk Assessment in the 21st Century (12-08-2010)
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT: Global Strategies to Improve Water Availability: Groundwater Artificial Recharge and Protection (02-18-2010)
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT: Water Quality Trading Workshops and Webinars (11-28-2012 - 11-29-2012) - Webcast Recordings