Transitioning From a Reactive to a Preventive O&M Program

A sanitary sewer pumping station is a vital element of any community’s infrastructure and a critical component of the wastewater collection system. Pumping stations are built when sewage must be raised from a low point to a point of higher elevation or where the topography prevents downhill gravity flow.Different levels of O&M standards are necessary for large and small communities. Reactive maintenance methods involve crisis management and goals are often as simple as maintaining sewer flows inside the collection system. Preventive methods include scheduled maintenance and repairs throughout the system including all individual elements. Predictive management methods are an attempt