Pumping station Van Sasse in Grave, the Netherlands

Pumping station Van Sasse in Grave, the Netherlands

Pumping stations are facilities including pumps and equipment for pumping fluids from one place to another. They are used for a variety of infrastructure systems that many people take for granted, such as removal of sewage. They also remove water that has found its way into low-lying areas as a result of leakage or flooding (in New Orleans, for example). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 777 KB) Photographer: Vincent de Groot. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2288x1712, 777 KB) Photographer: Vincent de Groot. ... Grave is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1712x2288, 999 KB) Same pumping station File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Pumping station Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1712x2288, 999 KB) Same pumping station File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Pumping station Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or... Grave is a municipality and a city in the southern Netherlands. ... An electrically driven pump (electropump) for waterworks near the Hengsteysee, Germany. ... Sewage is the liquid water produced by human society which typically contains washing water, laundry waste, faeces, urine and other liquid or semi-liquid wastes. ... Drainage has been a major concern since the founding of New Orleans in the early 18th century, and an important factor in the citys history. ...

In countries with canal systems, pumping stations are also frequent. Because of the way the system of canal locks work, water is lost from the upper part of a canal each time a vessel passes through. Also, most lock gates are not watertight, so some water leaks from the higher levels of the canal to those lower down. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Channel (geography). ... Canal locks in England. ...

Obviously, the water has to be replaced or eventually the upper levels of the canal would not hold enough water to be navigable. Canals are usually fed by diverting water from streams and rivers into the upper parts of the canal, but if no suitable source is available, a pumping station can be used to maintain the water level. An excellent example of a canal pumping station is the Claverton Pumping Station on the Kennet and Avon Canal in southern England. This pumps water from the nearby River Avon to the canal using pumps driven by the power of the river itself. Claverton Pumping Station is a pumping station, located at Claverton in the English county of Somerset, which pumps water from the River Avon to the Kennet and Avon Canal using power from the flow of the Avon. ... The canal at Bathampton, near Bath The Kennet and Avon Canal is a canal in southern England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... The Avon Gorge and Clifton Suspension Bridge The River Avon is a river in the south west of England. ...

Sewerage systems

In the case of sewage collection systems, pumping stations are used to move wastewater to higher elevations; for example, to pass over a hilly area en-route to the treatment plant. In the event of a failure of the pumping station, a sanitary sewer overflow can occur, involving discharge of raw sewage to the environment. Decentralized wet weather overflow event Sanitary sewer overflow (SSO} is a condition whereby untreated sewage is discharged into the environment, escaping wastewater treatment. ...

Metairie Pumping Station, also known as Pumping Station 6, building, constructed in 1899, near Metairie Road and the head of the 17th Street Canal. Now housing 15 Wood Screw Pumps, it can move over 6 billion gallons of water a day.

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1000x750, 393 KB) Summary Metarie Pumping Station on the 17th Street Canal, lakeward of Metarie Road on the border of New Orleans and Metairie, Louisiana. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1000x750, 393 KB) Summary Metarie Pumping Station on the 17th Street Canal, lakeward of Metarie Road on the border of New Orleans and Metairie, Louisiana. ...

List of pumping stations

• Abbey Pumping Station, a sewage pumping station in Leicester
• Abbey Mills Pumping Station, a sewage pumping station in North London
• Claverton Pumping Station, a water powered canal pump, near Bath
• Claymills pumping station, a sewage pumping station near Burton upon Trent
• Coleham Pumping Station, a steam powered sewage pump
• Crofton Pumping Station, a steam powered canal pump
• Crossness Pumping Station, a sewage pumping station in South London
• Mill Meece Pumping Station, a pumping station for the public water supply in Staffordshire

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