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Aransas Pass staff describe new permanent pump stations, say new equipment will move far more water
Summary
City staff presented details on recently installed and planned permanent pump stations, saying hydraulically driven pumps can move over 15,000 gallons per minute and should reduce standing water and the need for temporary hoses across the harbor.
Aransas Pass staff presented details Monday on a multi-site effort to replace portable pumps with permanent pump stations and add new stations in low-lying parts of the city.
In a presentation to the Aransas Pass City Council, Michael Bonner said the new hydraulically driven pumps, at their lowest idling setting, are capable of moving “over 15,000 gallons per minute,” a marked increase over the portable pumps the city previously used. Bonner said the portable pumps required running temporary hoses across streets and the harbor and were subject to theft and long…
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