DID YOU KNOW WE . . .

Maintain:

  • Five Pumping Stations
  • 100 miles of canals
  • 200 acres of lakes
  • Water levels throughout the Village waterways
  • Remove debris from Village canals, lakes, and catch basins that may restrict water flow and damage pumps. Approximately 150 to 200 lbs. of debris is removed bi-weekly
  • Pump 19 billion gallons of water annually.
    [An equivalent of pumping the contents of 1,900,000 swimming pools]

Total Pumping Capacity Discharge:

  • Basin A - 120,000 gallons per minute with 60,000 gallons per minute back up
  • Basin B of 220,000 gallons per minute with 125,000 gallons per minute back up
  • Excavate 3 miles of canals this year
  • Install/Replace Village culverts

PUMP STATION INFORMATION

Pump Station #1      5000 150th South

Engine 1:                   Cat-G 101, Couch Pump,

                                 50,000 gallons per minute

Engine 2:                   Perkins-G-102, Couch Pump,

                                 50,000 gallons per minute

Engine 3:                   Rolls G-103, Farmers Pump,

                                 50,000 gallons per minute

 

Pump Station #2      5990 140th Avenue South

Engine 1:                   Rolls G-201, Couch Pump,

                                 60,000 gallons per minute

Engine 2:                   Rolls G-202, Farmers Pump

                                 60,000 gallons per minute

Engine 3:                   Rolls G-203

                                50,000 gallons per minute

 

Pump Station #3      12990 Quercus Court

Engine 1:                   Rolls G-301, Couch Pump,

                                 60,000 gallons per minute

Intake Pump:             Electric Motor, Couch Pump,

                                 25,000 gallons per minute

 

Pump Station #4      10 Ousley Farms Road

Engine 1:                   Cat G-401, Couch Pump

                                 60,000 gallons per minute

Engine 2:                   Rolls G-402, Farmers Pump,

                                 60,000 gallons per minute

Intake Pump:             Electric G-403, Couch Pump,

                                 25,000 gallons per minute

 

Pump Station #5      Birkdale Dr. & C-7 Canal

Engine 1:                   Electric 50 hp

                                 10,000 gallons per minute

Engine 2:                   Electric 50 hp

                                 10,000 gallons per minute

 

Publications:

ACME Basin B Discharge Project

 

 

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