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City to rebuild high-service pumps at water plant; staff recommends stainless impellers
Summary
After a pump failure, the commission authorized contracting Cogent Companies (Fluid Equipment / Lee Matthews divisions) to rebuild high-service pumps at the water treatment facility, with staff recommending stainless-steel impellers to resist chlorine corrosion; commissioners were told the work should be completed within about six months and that the cost will be paid from maintenance funds.
City public works staff briefed the commission on a failure at the water treatment plant: high-service pump number 4, which supplies pressure from the plant to the main storage tank, failed due to a radial bearing malfunction and excessive wear on the impeller.
Staff recommended rebuilding all four high-service pumps and replacing bronze impellers with stainless steel to…
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