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Surface Water Source – Lakes, Rivers, etc.


Our certified operators supervise or perform the following functions with respect to source water pump stations.


  • Inspect intake and wet well as required
  • Clean wet well annually and intake as required
  • Maintain Motor and Pumps:
    • Monitor suction and discharge pressure of pumps
    • Monitor bearing and motor temperature
    • Monitor packing leakage and adjust as required
    • Monitor pump output/flow, discharge pressure and hours of operation
    • Monitor impeller condition, bearing, seals and coupler alignment
    • Grease bearings – as per manufacturers recommendation
    • Oil lubricated bearings – change oil as per manufacturers’ recommendation
  • Inspect and operate pump controls, motors and electrical equipment
  • Inspect electrical supply system
  • Monitor vibration of pumps (predictive maintenance vibration analysis)
  • Pigging/swabbing and disinfecting of raw water pipeline.
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