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Lift Station Safety and Maintenance
Lift Station Safety and Maintenance
Maintenance
Tony Conn, Supervisor
Wastewater Collection and Pumping
connt@naperville.il.us
Safety
Lock out Tag out
Confined Space
Working on Energized Electrical
Equipment
Arc Flash
Fall Protection
Crane Safety and Inspections
Tail Gate Talks
Lock-out/Tagout Confined Space
Safety
Energized Equipment Arc Flash
Safety
Electric Permit
Fall Protection Fall Protection
Safety
Fall Protection Fall Protection
Safety
Over Head Crane Truck Crane
Crane Safety/Inspection
Crane Inspection Form
City of Naperville
DPU-W
Collection and Pumping
Indicate By “Yes” if item checked is adequate, operational and safe. Initial “No” to indicate repair or other
action is required. Use “N\A” to indicate not applicable.
Use all PPE at all times, Inspected PPE before and after every use.
Report any defects to your Supervisor.
Form to be filled out before the use of any crane.
Maintenance
4 - Wastewater Pumping Stations
7 - Back Flow Prevention Stations
19 - Lift Stations
2 - Person Maintenance Crew
1- Field Supervisor
10,000 lb Crane Truck
¾ ton Utility truck with external fuel tank
and snow plow
2 -other crew members trained in safety
and basic maintenance
Maintenance
• Monthly visual inspection
• Semi- annual maintenance
• General maintenance
Maintenance Training
Maintenance crew certification on fluke
test equipment
Hands on training at Joliet Junior College
Electrical
Motor and pumps
VFD’S
Motor controls
PLC’S
Maintenance
Pumps
Mixer
Check valves
Wet wells
Air valves
Control panels
Building and grounds
Blower/venting systems
Odor control
Minimal generator maintenance
Don’t work on SCADA
Pump Maintenance
Mixers and Flush Valves
Air Valves
Check Valve Replacement
Truck Mounted Computers
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
Emergency Procedures for Power Outage and Bypass Pumping Manual run both pumps to insure everything is fine and running normal with the
station prior to removing bypass setup.
Monarch Landings Sanitary Lift Station
Place floats and level transducer back into wet well
Test run station under load and make sure station is pumping and pumps are
Location: Corporate Drive alternating.
Sub: Monarch Landing Senior Village Remove all bypass equipment.
Contact Field Supervisor and Springbrook once everything is running normal.
Power Outage to lift station:
Once outage is detected, standby generator will provide 25 KVA of power, supplied by Using Vactor to remove sanitary wastewater from wet well
Olympian generator located on site. Generator if fueled by natural gas.
Power outage can be monitored remotely by city Wastewater S.C.A.D.A. system located
When both above procedures are not an option then use Vactors #779 & #777:
on City’s Citrix website.
Make sure all employees have their PPE on them (Hard hat, safety glasses, safety
Bypass Pumping: boots, safety vest, and gloves to perform the following task.
If emergency generator is unable to provide power to the station. Then bypass
Open lift station gates as wide as possible.
pumping becomes 2nd options. Open doors and secure them in the locked position.
Pull all floats, level transducer out of the wet well. Make sure floats are not tilted;
Then following procedure is to take place: they will active alarms at the station and Springbrook.
Make sure all employees have their PPE on them (Hard hat, safety glasses, safety Pull Vactor into station with front of truck entering driveway first.
boots, safety vest, gloves, and confine space gear, to perform the following task. Position Vactor suction hose over wet well doors.
Connect about 3 to 4 8” tubes together. (USE CLAMPS TO CONNECT TUBES
Quickly inspect 4” pump for the following items. 4” gaskets on connecting side of the TOGETHER, PLUS USE DUCT TAPE TO SECURE CLAMPS FROM COMING
suction and discharge side of hoses. 4” pump has be topped off with fuel. No sign of any APART)
leaks regarding fuel, oil, or antifreeze.
As water level drops you’ll need to add more tubes. Please follow same instruction as
Make sure pump is primed before starting the pump at the station. G (see above) when installing addition tubes.
Open both lift station gates, and back the pump inside the fence area. Engage Vactor to start vac.ing water from wetwell (Stay above water approximately
3 inches to prevent suction from clogging with water. This will stop removing
Position 4” pump so towing tongue of pump is facing EAST Discharge would be facing water from wetwell.)
NORTH. Suction would be facing WEST
Once Vactor tank is full you’ll need to dump water into sanitary manhole which will
Place both pumps in the off position inside the control cabinet. not drain back into wet well. (Basin N01-056 manhole is painted red) Just outside of
the northeast fence line.
Pull all floats, level transducer out of the wet well. Make sure floats are not tilted.
Once level is normal and station is back on line, place floats, level transducer back into
Put three 4” rigid suction hoses into the wet well just above the pumps. (Make sure you wet well, monitor station for correct operation.
DO NOT drop hose onto pump head or electric head cord.)
Make sure all quick couplings are latched and secured to prevent accidental disconnect
Contact Springbrook and Field Supervisor.
from the hoses. If needed use duct tape or wire-ties to prevent accidental disconnect.
Connect one 4” discharge hose and laid it to the manhole just to the north of the station.
(Basin N01-056 manhole is painted red) Just outside of the northeast fence line.
Start 4” pump to pump down wet well. Continue to monitor wet well levels and slow
pump down to prevent lose of suction.
When power is restored, pump wet well level down as far as you can go.
Turn off your 4” bypass pump.
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
Monthly visual inspection
Semi- annual maintenance
Going For a Swim
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