Wastewater lift station cleaning
Wastewater Lift Station Cleaning
Wastewater lift station cleaning and safety is of high priority! The typical wastewater lift station contains decomposing organic material such as human fecal matter and industry waste by-products, which can be hazardous mixture of waste. It requires a wet well that is functional at all times and that means that lift station cleaning and maintenance with high attention to detail is of utmost importance.
It is important to keep the lift station slab (the platform above the wet well and the lift station structure) clean and well-maintained. This re-enforces the importance of cleanliness in the minds of the maintenance personnel. Some maintenance crews figure that the contents of the lift station is so filthy that it is not worth cleaning or maintaining regularly.
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”
Lack of proper maintenance procedures can cause overflow conditions. Stuck floats, pump impeller jam-ups, and corroded, broken or disconnected electrical cables can lead to overflow situations. Floats cease functioning properly if they are shrouded with rags, waste paper, other debris, and coated with scum. Periodic spraying from above with a strong stream of water from a hose will prevent this as rocks, sticks, rags.. etc. can jam pump impellers.
There are solutions:
Wastewater lift station cleaning can be a simple process. Our patented EZZ-Klean system is comprised of a permanent High Density Polythylene (HDPE) wide mouth intake and HDPE pipe. It runs to the top of the wet well and is easily connected to a VAC Truck or similar equipment. The VAC truck simply sucks out debris and muck.
Our wet wells have floors that slope towards the wide mouth intake adding significant efficiency. Crews safely clean and maintain the wet well from above. HDPE is resistant to corrosion so wet well contents will not harm it.
Government regulatory agencies scrutinize overflows which constitute environmental hazards. Fines and clean-up can lead to extraordinary costs. A well planned wastewater lift station cleaning and maintenance program is essential.