http://www.psiprocess.com

PSI NewsletterISSUE HIGHLIGHTS

Wayne Laraway 732.667.1835Northern New Jersey Eastern PA.

Tim Fortner 732.667.1831Western New Jersey

John Corkery 732.667.1800 Municipal Sales Manager.New York Area sales

Roger Parkhurst 732.667.1804Central and Southern New Jersey

Edward Johnson 732.667.1822Industrial Sales

Engineering assistance 732.667.1833732 .667.1834

www.psiprocess.com

Pumping Services, Inc.

201 Lincoln Blvd.

Middlesex, NJ USA

P: 732 469 4540

F: 732 469 5912

August  2011

Dear Readers.

This month we report on anemergency pump-around projectwe assisted with.A catastrophic fire at New YorkCity’s North River wastewatertreatment plant on July 20, 2011,caused the shutdown of the plant,and the potential environmentalconsequences were stark. Locatedon the banks of the Hudson River,the North River plant in Manhattanis one of the city’s 14 sewagetreatment plants, treating about125 million gallons of wastewaterevery day. With the shutdown, allof this raw sewage could bediverted directly into the Hudsonand Harlem Rivers, creating animmediate and highly visibleemergency. As firefighters foughtto bring the 4-alarm blaze undercontrol, officials from the New YorkCity Department of EnvironmentalProtection (DEP) moved quickly.One of the first calls the DEP madewas to John Corkery at PumpingServices, Inc.

After understanding the situation,Corkery immediately contacted histeam and determined that we hadnumerous large Flygt submersiblepumps were available to help fixthe situation. We located pumps inour Middlesex NJ location andothers available from rentalpartners throughout the US.

With the plant’s main pumps out ofservice, Pumping Services, Inc.recommended an emergency“pump-around” to transport rawsewage from the inlet channels tothe plant’s primary treatmentequipment, a necessary butcomplex undertaking. “We werebeing asked to lift wastewater 65feet, so it immediately became asubmersible pump application”said Corkery.

PSI delivered three trailer loads of equipment within hours

PSI Responds to NYC Treatment

Plant Emergency Shutdown

Sewage Flows Stopped

2

August     l 2011

Working with Xylem Inc. we began to mobilizethe high density polyethylene pipe (HDPE)required for the pump-around. Emergency ondemand pumping requires to maintain a largeinventory of HDPE for rental along with fittings,adapters and self-contained fusion machinesfor on-site pipe fusion and installation.Approximately 9,000 feet of HDPE pipe wasneeded.By Friday morning, in record-breaking heat, ourcompany had organized the necessarypersonnel to work with the emergencycontractor Delphi Plumbing & Heating, Inc. forbuilding the pump-around systems and a 24-hour operation center was established for theDEP and other contractors working insweltering temperatures at the plant. In additionto the Xylem’s 18- and 24-inch HDPE pipingand valve equipment, PSI delivered six 16-inchmodel Flygt CS-3400/250-hp electricsubmersible Flygt sewage pumps and simplexcontrols and miles of electric cable. Each pumpwas lowered into individual 8-foot wide by 70-foot deep inlet screen channels. PumpingServices also provided several large Flygtsubmersible dewatering pumps that were usedto remove residual firefighting water from thepump room.

Pumping Services provided start-up servicesand training to DEP personnel on the operationof this pump-around system.

Sewage Flow Stopped

By 9:30 PM on July 23, the DEP reported that ithad succeeded in ending the flow of sewageinto the river. The Flygt pumps were operatingsmoothly and reliably, and each wasperforming at a rate of 10 MGD. This was goodnews for the boaters, bathers and businessowners who use New York City’s waterways forrecreational activities and who in recent yearshave come to expect an clean environment inthe city’s waterways.

“Our ability to react and have what they needwhen they need it is a real value added to ourcustomers. We are known for that,” saidCorkery. “We were able to get pumps for thisemergency because of the equipment theyhave available and the people who understandhow emergencies come about and how theyare dealt with.”

.

Pumping Services Emergency Response ‐Bypass Pumping‐Pump Around Systems 

Pumping Services provided on-site engineering assistance, installation coordination and start-up services.

Six 16-inch model CS-3400/250-hp eachrated at 10 MGD connected to 70 feet of 18-inch riser pipe to 1000 feet of 24-inch HDPEdischarge pipe were used

Call the PSI Process and Equipment, Pumping Services, Inc. team for your emergency

response needs