Understanding Commercial Pumping Stations

Understanding Commercial Pumping Stations

In commercial architecture and planning, we often like what we see: large skyscrapers, huge shopping centres, and industrial parks. The true functionality of commercial buildings rely on the infrastructure beneath them.

One the most crucial of these below surface systems is the commercial pumping station. When gravity fails to move waste water, rain water, or sewage toward the main sewers, commercial pumping stations step in to keep businesses running safely, cleanly, and without interruption.

What is a Commercial Pumping Station?

A commercial pumping station (can be referred to as a lifting station or packaged pumping station) is an integrated engineered system designed to collect and move waste water, rain water, or sewage from lower-lying areas to a higher level.

With residential systems you would only be looking to service a single home, commercial pumping stations are engineered to manage large volumes of liquids, there will be high and low flow times, and probably tougher solids and waste from commercial properties like shopping centres, schools, hospitals, and office blocks.