Atlas sends pumps for flood emergency
Severe thunderstorms hit southern Kentucky in early May, quickly dumping 8 to 10-inches of rain in the area. It wasn’t long before the flooding shut down the water treatment facility for the City of Lebanon, a community in Marion County of about 6,000 people, located 65 miles southeast of Louisville. An emergency call was placed to Atlas for help in getting the city’s water pumping stations operational again.
And even though it was late Sunday evening when the call was received, a plan was developed during the nighttime hours, and as Atlas’ pump specialist Garry Crabtree described it, “the ball started rolling.”
By morning, Garry and Atlas’ Shawn Mullennex, Eric King, and Scott Romano were in Lebanon working to get the city’s fresh water and waste-water pumps operational again. Dave Sullivan from Atlas’ Cincinnati facility also helped by arranging to truck-in two heavy-duty pumps capable of pumping a total of 3200 gallons per minute.
Over the next few hours, the Atlas team pumped about ten-feet of flood water out of the treatment facility’s basements. Once the basements were cleared, the team assisted in evaluating the equipment that had been submerged. By mid-afternoon the plant was pumping clean water to city residents and the waste-water treatment system was operational again.
“Atlas provided the technical expertise and resources that were needed for the emergency,” said Scott Romano, who heads the Atlas Pump Division. “It’s a great feeling knowing that Atlas played an important role in helping a lot of families.”
When it comes to pumping large volumes of water, Atlas tackled an even bigger job recently at a rock quarry located elsewhere in Central Kentucky. Atlas used two large-capacity pumps capable of pumping a combined 3,500 gallons per minute, plus 2300-feet of discharge hose. When the job was complete, the Atlas pumps had cleared hundreds of thousands of gallons of water from the quarry.
"Handling big pumping jobs for water treatment plants, quarries, or anything similar is a specialty at Atlas," said Romano.
For more information about Atlas pumps, pump products, or pump service, please email Scott Romano at saromano@atlasmachine.com.
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Atlas News : 2010-06-25
