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Any suggestions for good books/resources for sewer pump station design

Any suggestions for good books/resources for sewer pump station design

Any suggestions for good books/resources for sewer pump station design

(OP)
I need to learn more about municipal wastewater collection systems/pump station design and rehab. I'm an engineer tech getting ready to graduate.  I want to enter this field. I passed my FE and I need to arm myself with more specific knowledge of the subject before I start interviewing.  I have a million questions I'm not going to bother anyone with if I can find this information on my own.  My university library has a very poor and outdated collection that only served to irritate me because advancing technology and EPA regs have changed things quite a bit.

Does anyone out there have some suggestions on where I can get more info -like specific ASCE and AWWA publications or some solid texts on the subjects?  I need from bare-bones (pictures and descriptions of system components...like types of valves, fittings,) all the way up to hydraulic analysis (modeling etc).

The more current the info the better but since gravity and math haven't changed in the past 20 years, I'm sure there are some older books out there that are still valid.

Thanks so much.  I really appreciate the help.   



 

RE: Any suggestions for good books/resources for sewer pump station design

The following description by the book seller is accurate.

Pumping Station Design, 3rd is an essential reference for all professionals. From the expert city engineer to the new design officer, this book assists those who need to apply the fundamentals of various disciplines and subjects in order to produce a well-integrated pumping station which is reliable, easy to operate and maintain, and free from design mistakes. The depth of experience and expertise of the authors, contributors, and peers reviewing the content as well as the breadth of information in this book is unparalleled making this the only book of its kind. An award-winning reference work that has become THE standard in the field. Dispenses expert information on how to produce a well-integrated pumping station that will be reliable, easy to operate and maintain, and free from design mistakes. 60% of the material has been updated to reflect current standards and changes in practice since the book was last published in 1998. New material added to this edition includes: the latest design information, the use of computers for pump selection, extensive references to Hydraulic Institute Standards and much more.

http://books.google.com/books?id=biWHfrpd9gsC&;pg=SA12-PA34&lpg=SA12-PA34&;dq=terminal+velocity+in+sewer&source=bl&ots=wM8IgqpDIu&sig=UwRuu3SnSjmifDoe8EbxPhOCDh8&hl=en&ei=K0TCTZ7LIoeitgfL3LWtBQ&sa=X&;oi=book_result&ct=result&;resnum=4&sqi=2&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=terminal%20velocity%20in%20sewer&f=false

RE: Any suggestions for good books/resources for sewer pump station design

(OP)
Google let me peruse through some of these pages. I'm definitely adding this one to my shelf!  Thank you so much.

Also-I currently live in coastal virginia so the issues that face our infrastructure of course, is quite different than other places.  I'd like to know more about installing systems in different regions like high altitude areas or regions subject to seismic activity.

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