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City of Tucson Sewer Bypass Pumping; 30MGD Flow Over 5 Miles of HDPE | |
 This is the Pima County, City of Tucson bypass project. Over 104,000 ft of HDPE pipe
were fused and sewage will be pumped for 6 months as the city repairs its major sewer
intercept line.
Overview:
On September 7, 2002 Pima County had sewer line failures resulting in
spillage into the streets of Tucson. Rain for Rent was called to set up
emergency bypass pumping systems to divert the flow.
Read the full story... | |
Storage and Filtration System Required to Process Effluent Groundwater at Illinois Construction Site | |
 The St. Louis branch was asked to provide a complete storage and filtration system for dewatering a contaminated liquid storage cell at a construction site. The design criteria required 250,000 gallons of storage and a 350 gallons-per-minute filtration flow capacity.Read the full story... | |
HH-125 Power Prime Pumps Keep Onboard Fire Systems Pressurized for U.S. Navy at San Diego | |
 U.S. Navy regulations require that onboard fire systems remain pressurized when ships undergo repair. So, when the USS Tarawa pulled into the 32nd Street Naval Station in San Diego for repair work, it was clear that the shipyard needed a company with the expertise to provide an effective fire water pumping system.Read the full story... | |
DV Series Centrifugal Pumps, Spillguard Spill Containment berms and HDPE Pipe Comprise Hurricane Contingency Plan as Gulf Gears Up For Another Hurricane Season | |
 With Hurricane Season upon them, an Environmental Operations Group discovered they needed an updated Hurricane Contingency Plan. In 2002 Tropical Storm Fay devastated the Gulf-Coast with three days of rain. Unable to alleviate the rising water, they were in jeopardy of loosing some of there operating units and were forced to cut through a levy as a last resort to allow the water to escape to a wastewater canal. Due to these conditions, a better more efficient Hurricane Plan was needed.Read the full story... | |
100 Acres of Sediment Laden Effluent Ponds Require Water Filtration System to Meet NPDES Discharge Outfall Limits | |
 A Florida company processes phosphate rock that is then incorporated as a supplement in farm animal feed supplies. The effluent from the process is discharged to a series of open surface impoundments to allow solids settling prior to discharge. The ponds cover in excess of 100 acres of surface area and the water was released to a nearby canal under a NPDES discharge permit. Over the years of constant production, the ponds have become heavily sedimented and the solids were beginning to carry over into their discharge outfall.Read the full story... | |
Wastewater Outfall Pipeline Installation Requires Pumps And Secondary Containment In Environmentally Sensitive Puget Sound | |
 A large paper products manufacturing company located in Everett, Washington was having a new 63" HDPE wastewater outfall pipeline installed on the floor of the Puget Sound, which required some unique installation techniques and solutions.Read the full story... | |
Dewatering of 20 Mile Diesel Pipeline called for Frac Tanks, Centrifugal Pumps, Oil Water Separators and Secondary Containment Berms for a Turnkey Dewatering/Filtration System | |
 After a brief meeting with the pipeline group at a chemical company in Freeport, TX, it was determined that they were in need of a solution to a problem that has existed for a few years. A 20 mile stretch of 6” pipeline that runs diesel feed stock to another facility had, over the years, developed leaks and water has seeped into the lines.Read the full story... | |
Watkins Avenue and Lower Buckeye Sewer Bypass Projects during Pipeline Rehabilitation | |
 The City of Phoenix experienced a pipeline failure that required an emergency bypass several years ago. This incident prompted a re-inspection of its unlined concrete sewers. Based on the results of the inspection and a prioritized condition assessment, the City embarked upon an impressive rehabilitation program to repair their large-diameter unlined piping system.Read the full story... | |
Mercury Contaminated Well Water Requires Pumping and Filtration System to Treat and Discharge at EPA Allowable Rate | |
 Rain for Rent, Chicago received a call from an Illinois chemical plant looking for a method to remove mercury from well water. A well at the plant, which provided process water, had become contaminated with mercury. After many meetings, discussions and evaluating various options for the removal of the mercury, the chemical company decided to pump the contaminated water to one of their holding tanks, treat it, and then discharge it at the EPA allowable rate.Read the full story... | |
Sediment-Laden Construction Site Water | |
 A home builder in the City of Rocklin, California was concerned about a storm water basin on their construction project that contained sediment-laden water. The water sat for several months and still was not clean enough to discharge. The builder contacted Rain for Rent for a filtration solution.Read the full story... | |
Forest Fire Recovery Project by U.S. Forest Service | |
 Forest fires, whether caused by Mother Nature, an accident, or at the hand of an arsonist, wreak havoc on the U.S. Forests, land-owners, homeowners and the wildlife that reside in these areas. Not only does the fire danger affect these residents both emotionally and financially, bare soils left by the flames of destruction are at great risk for erosion.Read the full story... | |
Post-fire Rehabilitation as Erosion Control Measures Needed to Stabilize Scorched Hillsides | |
 Racing to beat winter rains, work crews scrambled to stabilize the scorched hillsides along Southern California highways to prevent ash and silt from filling storm drains, oozing onto roadways, and blocking key commuter routes. The California Department of Transportation, working in conjunction with the U.S. Forestry Service, contracted the erosion control work on thousands of acres from Simi Valley to San Diego.Read the full story... | |
Filtration Project a Big Success! | |
 An old sewer pipeline in the historic district of a downtown area in a California city was scheduled for replacement due to damage sustained over the years. The construction company contracted by the city designed a rehabilitation project around the historic railroad and close to the downtown river area.Read the full story... | |
Special Effects at Tennessee Music Festival | |
 For the second year in a row, Rain for Rent, Hopewell, Virginia, was contacted to provide a pump capable of 600 GPM for a water fountain to be used at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Tennessee. Having seen photos from last year’s event, the Rain for Rent sales representative knew that this was more than just a pumping job.Read the full story... | |
Holding Back the Tides | |
 A 1,000 foot dam along the San Lorenzo River, one block from the Boardwalk in the City of Santa Cruz, was virtually disintegrating. Although Rain for Rent was not awarded the original contract, the Salinas branch stayed involved with the unique project because they felt the contractor would need their services. A 12-foot x 1,300-foot long “Port-a-dam” kept the river water away from the contractor’s crews, enabling them to rebuild the wall.Read the full story... | |
Meeting NPDES Water Discharge Requirements | |
 A Florida company processes phosphate rock used as a supplement in farm animal feed. The effluent water from the process is discharged into a series of open-surface impoundments (ponds) to allow solids to settle prior to discharge. The water from the ponds, which cover in excess of 100 acres of surface area, is released into a nearby canal under their NPDES discharge permit.Read the full story... | |
Liquid Storage Solution for Cruise Ships | |
 The addition of the larger cruise ships to the fleet requires a dry dock large enough to accommodate these vessels during repairs. Some ships can be the size of a football field and few ports are large enough to accommodate these larger cruise liners. A repair done last year prompted the cruise line to use a California port.Read the full story... | |
Storage and Containment of Fire Water Run-off from Chemical Warehouse Fire | |
 One of Houston’s premier emergency response companies called Rain for Rent to provide storage and containment for fire water run-off from a chemical warehouse fire. Rain for Rent, Houston, Texas was quick to respond by immediately visiting the site and consulting with Emergency Response representatives regarding their needs.Read the full story... | |
Pumps and Hose from Entire Gulf Coast Region Made Available for Storm Relief in Florida | |
 Saturday, September 13, 2004 marked the beginning of Rain for Rent’s response to what will go down in history as the most active hurricane season on record. When the Florida branch in Ocala sought assistance from the branch in Mobile, AL, the entire Gulf Coast became involved in a support effort unequalled by any pump rental company in America.Read the full story... | |
Corrective Action Plan uses HDPE Pipe, Sewer Pumps, Submersible Trash Pumps and Steel Mixer Tanks for Sanitary Sewer Overflow during Wet Weather Events | |
 The plan was to develop a Sanitary Sewer Overflow Corrective Action Plan consisting of a combination of conveyance, storage, and treatment improvements. The technology must be proven and demonstrate full-scale experience in combined sewer overflow and/or sanitary sewer overflow applications. The potential technologies must demonstrate rapid startup capabilities and rapid return to steady state treatment conditions due to the rapid increase in flow during wet weather events. There were several obstacles to overcome and they asked for our help.Read the full story... | |
700 Feet of 20” HDPE Pipe and Several Centrifugal Pumps divert Water for South Alamo Canal Bypass in Imperial County, CA | |
 The Calexico East Port of Entry is one of the busiest crossing points between the U.S. and Mexico. To accommodate increased commercial and passenger traffic, the State of California is constructing State Route 7 (SR-7) to connect the port of entry with I-8 in southern Imperial County.Read the full story... | |
85 MGD Sewer Rehabilitation in Tempe Town Uses Sewer Pumps and HDPE Pipe for Upgrade | |
 Tempe Town Lake is one of Arizona's most popular urban outdoor destinations, with more than two million people visiting each year to boat, fish and attend concerts, firework shows and a variety of festivals. It is also one of the fastest growing urban areas in the United States. Tempe Town Lakes sewer system needed to be upgraded to support a growing population. Being an environmentally sensitive and public location, the construction site required careful attention.Read the full story... | |
Trash Pumps Used in Canal Maintenance Project | |
 During a recent California water district's annual cleaning of a 15-mile stretch of irrigation canal, four to five feet of sediment was found to have settled at the bottom. Rain for Rent was contacted to provide two DV-100 4-inch Power Prime™ pumps to divert the water upstream to allow for a backhoe and bucket to move in and clean out the sediment. As the project progressed, two DV-150 6-inch Power Prime™ pumps were also utilized.Read the full story... | |
Texas Refinery Provided Steel Water Storage Tanks and Secondary Containment for Turnaround Cleaning | |
 Rain for Rent was able to provide 23 - 21,000 gallon WORKSAFE™ tanks complete with hose and hose bridges, pipe and fittings, hydrotesting and certification. The tanks were placed on 12'x50' Spillguards™ to ensure containment of any potential spillage. Read the full story... | |
Submersible Sewer Pumps and HDPE Pipe Meet the Denver Sewer Bypass Challenge | |
 In mid May 2005, Rain for Rent, Denver, was contacted to supply pumps for a bypass pumping project. The contractor's initial concern was whether or not 12 inch diesel pumps and/or submersible sewage pumps were available.Read the full story... | |
Rain for Rent’s RS200 Provides Maximum Vacuum Pumping Capacity for Well Point Dewatering System | |
 A Longmeadow, Massachusetts contractor was working on a 2,000-foot sewer line and water main remediation project. The job was located in an old geologically swampy area of town with a water table from three to six feet. Dewatering was necessary so that the contractor could excavate to a depth of ten feet.Read the full story... | |
Water Storage Tanks, Water Pumps and Water Filtration System made up of Sand Media Filters Provides a Creative Filtration Solution for Energy Company | |
 An energy company needed to upgrade a high pressure gas line approximately one mile long that ran through Medford and Everett, Massachusetts (suburbs of Boston). The gas pipeline services an LNG terminal and a power plant that can only store a finite amount of gas to hold over during a pipeline shut down.Read the full story... | |
Cooling Tower Water Treatment During Refinery Turnaround uses Bag Filters and Sand Filters | |
 A Gulf Coast refinery requested Rain for Rent's assistance with a cooling tower cleaning project scheduled during a turnaround.Read the full story... | |
Environmental Incident Averted at California Refinery Using the Rain for Rent Tube Settler Clarifier with Sand Filters | |
 A major Northern California refinery received hydrotest water from their pipeline division that was unknowingly contaminated with mercury and selenium.Read the full story... | |
Water Pumps And Endless Lines Of HDPE Pipe Put Into Immediate Action After Hurricane Katrina Hits New Orleans | |
 The Mississippi Coast was slammed with horrendous winds and an estimated 30' wall of water affecting vital infrastructures. Major power generating plants, chemical plants, municipal water and sewer facilities, and communications were severely damaged or totally inoperable. Beach front property was now non-existent as the houses and businesses that once supported the economy were completely destroyed.Read the full story... | |
Water Quality Monitoring, pH and Turbidity Meters and Flow Meters Manage and Monitor Trash Pumps and Sand Filters for Water Filtration System at the Environmentally Sensitive Seattle Tacoma (Sea-Tac) Runway Project | |
 Managing storm water runoff from one of the most environmentally sensitive and largest public works projects in the region is a challenge at the Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) International Airport in the state of Washington.Read the full story... | |
Trash Pumps using Spill Prevention Control and HDPE Pipe Bypass Fragile 173 Year Old Dam | |
 The fall of 2005 was one of the wettest seasons in New England’s recorded history. The incoming rainfall, coupled with the already surcharged reservoir system, was proving to be a challenge for local municipalities especially in Taunton, Massachusetts. Read the full story... | |
Memphis, Tennessee Bypass | |
 Rain for Rent was working with a national CIPP contractor...company had been awarded a contract in Memphis, Tennessee that would require a 120 MGD bypass. The treatment plant handled all the waste for the greater Memphis area.Read the full story... | |
Trash Pumps and Water Storage Tanks make up Temporary Fire Water Storage Solution | |
 The local fire inspector gave the contractor a notice to suspend the completion of work until an ample water supply was available to operate the store's firefighting system. Building a permanent water storage tank would solve the problem; however, a temporary solution was needed. Read the full story... | |
Super Frac in Louisiana utilizes Frac Tanks, HDPE pipe, Bag Filters, Centrifugal Pumps and Water Storage Tanks | |
 A major oilfield company was working on a “Super Frac” project to increase oil flow from an existing well. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracing, is a technique where fluids are pumped into an oil or gas well at high pressure to fracture geologic formations and open up pathways for the hydrocarbons to flow to the well.Read the full story... | |
Clarifiers used in Cooling Tower Water Treatment for Energy Company Looking for Water Handling Solution | |
 Rain for Rent, Baton Rouge was given an opportunity to provide two 6-inch DV-150 Power Prime™ pumps to complement pumps from another supplier that were being used to move cooling tower water from the flume through a clarifier, then into the Mississippi River. Read the full story... | |
Environmental Dewatering Monitored by Water Quality Monitoring System Provides Filtration Solution | |
 Rain for Rent, New Jersey was contacted by an environmental company for a dewatering and filtration solution for a multi-acre pond with extremely low pH.
The pH needed to be adjusted between 6.5 and 8 before effluent could be sent to the water treatment plant.Read the full story... | |
Make Rain for Rent Your First Call for Sanitary Sewer Lift Station Bypass Pumping Solutions | |
 Caught in an unrelenting rainstorm, a combined sewer at a Massachusetts wastewater treatment facility was damaged and flooding. The liquid-handling emergency required an immediate bypass and they needed a reliable pumping system supplier. Read the full story... | |
Trash Pumps, HDPE Pipe and Water Filtration Systems aid in Environmentally Sensitive Rocky Mountain Lake Dewatering | |
 A large national beer brewer needed to increase their water storage capacity in an environmentally safe manner by completely draining their 800-acre-foot storage reservoir, excavating it by an additional 40 feet of depth and refilling the lake with Clear Creek's annual spring runoff.Read the full story... | |
Quarry Dewatered using Trash Pumps | |
 A low pressure weather system over the southeastern Appalachian Mountains brought heavy, intense rains that caused a creek to break through a berm and flood a quarry that provides aggregates essential to the construction industry. An estimated six billion gallons of water shut down the quarry's crusher and conveyor.Read the full story... | |
Pipeline Hydro-test utilizes water pumps, sand filters and water storage tanks to remove sediment, rust and other particulates | |
 The contractor was hired by a natural gas facility to test a new LNG storage tank. The tank was to be hydrotested with water pumped from a nearby lake and needed to be filtered, utilized, filtered again and then returned to the lake in an environmentally-safe condition.Read the full story... | |
Spillguards used in the Decontamination Process as Katrina Cleanup Continues in Louisiana | |
 This was not a simple solution to the handling of the 40,000 refrigerators, which were collected from homes and businesses around New Orleans. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality required removal of all the coolant and decontamination of the refrigerators before scrapping. Read the full story... | |
Rain for Rent Oil Water Separators, Diaphragm Pumps and Poly Tanks Protect the Environmentally Sensitive North Carolina Coastline | |
 An environmental company was working on a project to replace several old underground fuel supply lines near the environmentally-sensitive North Carolina coastline. The lines ran from a tank farm pump station to several areas around the site. Read the full story... | |
Mining Pit Reclamation using Over-Pond Evaporation System Becomes Working Solution | |
 This mine produced over 175 tons of gold during its operation from 1988 to 1994. Since then, the mine’s owner has been working towards reclamation of the property to its original state.Read the full story... | |
PCB Contamination Cleanup | |
 In 1969, a government agency’s staff working at a dam disposed of three old electrical capacitors by dumping them into a river. Each capacitor contained between 10 and 12 gallons of oil heavily laden with PCBs. The result was PCB-contaminated sediment covering over an area of several acres along the river bank adjacent to the dam.Read the full story... | |
Pressure Sustaining Pumping - Home Construction | |
 A home builder needed to supply their existing water mains at the top of the hill with a minimum of 1500 gpm and 20 psi residual at the furthest hydrant. Elevation change is approximately 170' the existing line pressure is 40psi.Read the full story... | |