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. Staff at the Danville Wastewater Department were facing rising service costs and losses in productivity due to frequent emergency unclogging with vacuum trucks and manual clearance of debris.
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. The oil-filled, premium efficient
