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PUNY DRAIN PUMPING STATION

Bedford Pumps Ltd has recently completed the installation of the Mechanical and Electrical plant at a new pumping station at Puny Drain. The drain which is controlled by the East of Ouse, Polver and Nar IDB’s, drains an area of low lying land to the south of Kings Lynn. The recent redesign of the drainage system in the area necessitated the construction of a new drain and pumping station to lift water into the River Great Ouse Relief Channel.

Puny Drain Pumping Station

The arrangement was a slight departure from the “standard” land drainage pumping station design insofar as the discharge had to cross a high pressure gas main, railway line, river and road before discharging into the Relief Channel. This was achieved by installing two subterranean pipelines interconnecting the pumping station header tank with the outfall bay.

The station has a capacity of 4m3/sec and contains 3 Bedford pumpsets each rated at 1,333 l/s. By utilising the BPL siphon breaking valve the discharge pipework arrangement benefited from siphonic recovery thereby reducing the pumping head by up to 40%. The use of this technology resulted in smaller motors, switchgear and cabling as well as transformer and standby generator set ratings. Bedford Pumps Ltd. have a wealth of expertise in the design and project management of Land Drainage / Flood Defence pumping stations which was put to good use at this site resulting in reduced capital and operation cost.

Commenting Frank Cooper stated that this station demonstrated the benefits of purchasing all the M&E plant from a single source. Bedford Pumps Ltd. has a long history of Land Drainage pumping station design and this can be used to optimise the plant to the clients benefit. Saving energy has always been our objective long before it became fashionable.

Project Consultant: ATKINS Consulting Ltd.
Principle Contractor: May Gurney Ltd.

For more information contact Frank Cooper – Bedford Pumps Ltd. Tel: 01234 852071 sales@bedfordpumps.co.uk.

Yorkshire Water - 'Giant pumps arrive in Hull'

From http://www.yorkshirewater.com

18 July 2008

Two giant pumps, which will provide emergency back-up in the event of extreme weather have arrived at the Bransholme surface water pumping station.

Bransholme new pumps We've already invested more than £500,000 in the resident diesel pumps which were damaged by floods in June, 2007.

The two new pumps - which can match the capacity of the existing equipment - take investment at the site to £1.5m and will be installed over the next few days. They offer 100 per cent back-up should the operation of Bransholme ever be threatened again.

"As we've already explained, the new pumps cannot prevent flooding should Hull experience storms like those we saw a year ago," said project manager, Steve Pace. "However, they will ensure that Bransholme keeps working regardless of the weather and that flood water recedes."

We'll continue to work with builders Kingswood Developments, Hull City Council and the Environment Agency on long-term solutions for the Bransholme and Kingswood estates, which are due to expand in years to come.

"When additional investment in the East and West Hull pumping stations is taken into account, we're investing more than £16m in Hull," added Mr Pace. "However, we're committed to playing our part in additional long-term solutions and will work with other agencies to establish what these are."