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Hurricane Sandy Aftermath Shows Need For Filtration
East coast USA residents are still reeling from the intense damage caused by Hurricane Sandy; the violent storm that hit more than two weeks ago and left its devastating mark on the United States. As states like New York and New Jersey still recover from Sandy’s fury, water safety and useability has become a top priority.
Pumps and filtration systems come together in a key partnership during times of crisis to provide unique recovery solutions. Separators and filtration systems are used to remove solids and debris to help protect pumps and clean contaminated storm waters. Top officials and even President Obama have said that water filtration is a vital part of the recovery process.
“Our first priority is water filtration plants and some other critical infrastructure in the state,” said President Obama at a press conference in New Jersey, “And so we’re working with Governor Christie’s office and local officials to identify what are those critical infrastructure, and how we get what’s needed as quickly as possible.”
Filtration Protects Pumps and Cleans Well Water
Water safety is a concern for both municipal plants and residential well users alike during the post-storm clean up. Staff at some water treatment plants expressed concern about increased turbidity from agriculture land run-off during the storm.
Additionally, residential well owners affected by the storm are being urged by the EPA to check their water supplies for any contamination or possible pump damage:
“Swiftly moving flood water can carry large debris that could loosen well hardware, dislodge well construction materials or distort the casing. Coarse sediment in the flood waters could erode pump components. If the well is not tightly capped, sediment and flood water could enter the well and contaminate it.”
These contaminated flood waters, debris, and other unwanted solids can wreak havoc on a well system and potentially cause serious health problems as well as damage to pump impellers. Pumps are playing key roles during the Hurricane Sandy recovery, not just in wells, but in some unlikely places.
Pumps and Filtration Used To Restore New York Subways
City crews worked around the clock to pump hundreds of millions of gallons of water out of New York’s subway system. All but one tunnel of the famous transit system flooded during the storm, and these pumps are moving 16,500 gallons of water per minute to restore them. The spinning impellers inside the pumps push water up from the flooded subway and out through a discharge hose.
Before storm waters can be sent through the pumps, however, it has to go through a filtration process in order to protect the pump equipment. Filtration is key for extending pump life, protecting impellers, and enhancing pump performance in every application from city subways to rural wells.
LEARN MORE About Filtration For Dewatering and Source Water Problems
From pre-filtration screen filters to submersible pump separators and municipal filtration, there’s a filtration solution for almost any problem. When it comes to recovering from major natural disasters like Hurricane Sandy, flood water filtration plays a key role in recovery efforts.
Team Rubicon is a group of military veterans and medical professionals assisting in Hurricane Sandy’s recovery, aiding with post disaster damage assessments, debris management, and flood recovery operations. CLICK HERE to donate to their relief efforts.
2012-11-16 19:40:56
Source: http://blog.lakos.com/bid/92546/Hurricane-Sandy-Aftermath-Shows-Need-For-Filtration
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