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Connecting to a Rising main

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wunderjah

Civil/Environmental
Mar 9, 2006
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Have been approached regarding connecting a 2nd pipeline into a proposed foul Sewer Main. - I can only see this occuring by several ways:
1. connecting the extra pipes under pressure using another pump station.
2. finishing the first pumped section into a wet well then using a 2nd pump station to pump all flows plus new flows onwards.

Is there any way of having a connecting section of pipe to the main rising main trunk without having to build another pump station?? Can anyone shed some more light on this subject??

Thanks
 
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If the first pipe is under pressure, the second must also be under pressure. the second must have more pressure to force more q into first pipe. this may give you back flow. Use the second pump station idea.

Richard A. Cornelius, P.E.
 
Unfortunetly, we are looking at connecting the 2nd pipe using the initial method, you mentioned back flow, is there a way of avioding this (design or pipe angles etc?)
Thanks for your Help..
we are using HPPE pipe at SDR 17.
 
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