On May 9, 2023 the Oregon DEQ (Department of Environmental Quality) assembled a team of field agents to review Taylor’s newly installed lumber mill lift station at Southport Lumber Co., Coos Bay, Oregon.
Bill Meyer, delivered high praise for the lift station’s design and efficacy, saying this sets a standard for the industry to live up to. “Mark, I can’t give you a specific endorsement as to your products superiority over another lift station, however I can say – I like this system’s functionality and its ability to clarify storm run-off and I can reference this mill site so others in the industry can come and see it for themselves.”
Bill was accompanied by a dozen or more field technicians and regional managers who all spoke highly of the lift station design.
The DEQ team especially appreciated that the l8’ deep by 10′ wide by 24’ long holding/pumping well can be cleaned without having to enter the structure. This is accomplished with the EZZ- Klean device, a stationary tube with a large vac head attached, which cleans even when there is a foot of water in the bottom of the holding tank. A vacuum source is attached to the top and cleaning becomes as easy as washing down a sidewalk because you can direct the flows of rinse water into the wide mouth suction port.
Evren Northwest, and their team of engineers did an excellent job of computing the sheet flows/run off for heavy rains and designed a highly efficient and energy saving pumping system. The lift station’s engineering passed the ultimate test for optimum flow control by easily handling the record high flows of the past winter. South Port Lumber plant manager, Jason Sam said the flows coming off the mill yard were the highest he has seen in 25 years!
What impressed Jason the most was the system’s ability to move the turbid water right when it seems like the overflow limit is about to be reached. At that point the Reserve 65 HP Barnes non-clog submersible pump kicks in and maintains proper levels.
