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Board approves trial pump from Penn Valley for wastewater plant to add redundancy
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The Franklin City Board of Public Works and Safety on April 7 approved a trial pump agreement with Penn Valley Pump for the city’s wastewater treatment plant, authorizing purchase from the general sewer utility fund.
The Franklin City Board of Public Works and Safety on April 7 approved a trial pump agreement with Penn Valley Pump for the city’s wastewater treatment plant, authorizing purchase from the general sewer utility fund.
DPW Assistant Superintendent Ray Rooks said the plant’s existing basement pumps had been repeatedly repaired and one unit was effectively running “to death.” “We need some redundancy on that,” Rooks said, explaining the repaired unit is now pumping about 110 gallons per minute but the plant needs two reliable pumps to avoid breakdowns and odor…
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