[Equest-users] EUI info on sanitary lift stations

David Reddy david at 360-analytics.com
Wed May 21 21:20:59 PDT 2014


Another local PNW firm has looked at this, though the data appears to be 
on the potable water side.  However, perhaps the concepts/signatures are 
applicable to your situation.
http://www.pnws-awwa.org/uploads/PDFs/conferences/2013/Fri%20AM%20Dist_Res%2003%20Campbell%20PNWS%20AWWA%20RH2%20Energy%20Efficiency%20Presentation.pdf

On 5/21/2014 7:28 PM, Jeff Haberl wrote:
> FYI.
>
> Check with the ASCE and/or the AWWA, sanitary engineering division.
>
> In general, for College Station, the data shows about 3 Wh/gallon for 
> overall sewage treatment. So , the number should be a fraction of this 
> fur the lift station ..
>
> Jeff
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> On May 21, 2014, at 5:28 PM, "Robby Oylear" <robbyoylear at gmail.com 
> <mailto:robbyoylear at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>> Also worth taking into consideration the static head that the lift 
>> station is working against.  A pump station that is moving 10 MGD at 
>> 100 ft of head may use more energy than a pump station that is moving 
>> 20 MGD at 30 ft of head for instance.
>>
>> I did some audits on two pump stations but was not able to find any 
>> national data that compared pump station energy use.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 2:07 PM, Sami, Vikram <vikram.sami at zgf.com 
>> <mailto:vikram.sami at zgf.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     It also seems to me that EUI (energy/ft2 of building) is probably
>>     not an appropriate metric for this. The energy use is probably
>>     more dependent on how much stuff they move. Energy per ft3 (of
>>     'stuff') might be more appropriate.
>>
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>>     *From:* Equest-users
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>>     <mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org>] *On Behalf
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>>     *Subject:* Re: [Equest-users] EUI info on sanitary lift stations
>>
>>     If it were me, I'd start my search with associated equipment reps
>>     -- if anybody is aware of such studies or guidelines, I'd have to
>>     imagine some with the OEM's are in that circle.
>>
>>     Grundfos has a lifecycle cost calculation tool on their website
>>     for their lift stations, and I recall them pushing the efficiency
>>     of their equipment in their literature and presentations -- you
>>     might try them specifically to see if they have performed any
>>     case studies of their own, or are otherwise aware of any broader
>>     annual energy consumption data.
>>
>>     ~Nick
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>>     *From:*Equest-users
>>     [mailto:equest-users-bounces at lists.onebuilding.org] *On Behalf Of
>>     *Jim Fowler
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>>     *Subject:* [Equest-users] EUI info on sanitary lift stations
>>
>>     Does anyone know of a source for EUI comparative data for
>>     municipal wastewater lift stations?
>>
>>     Jim Fowler, PE, CEA, CBCP
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