 Using
Power PrimeTM Pumps in
Construction
Trash Pumps and Water Storage Tanks make up Temporary
Fire Water Storage Solution
Rain for Rent received a distress call from a contractor
who was nearing the completion stage of a super discount
store in south Texas.
The local fire inspector gave the contractor a notice
to suspend the completion of work until an ample water supply
was available to operate the store's firefighting system.
Building a permanent water storage tank would solve the
problem; however, a temporary solution was needed.
After receiving the fire department's 200,000-gallon water
storage requirements, Rain for Rent, Corpus Christi immediately
began mobilization of ten 21,000-gallon Worksafe™ bi-level
manifold tanks.
With temporary storage tanks in place and filled, the
contractor was allowed to continue work on the facility
and build the permanent water storage tank. To transfer
the water from the temporary tanks to the newly completed,
permanent storage tank, Rain for Rent supplied a 4-inch
DV-100 Power PrimeTM pump and 1,000 feet of hose.
Rain for Rent met the contractor's needs and helped avoid
a costly shut down.
700 Feet of 20” HDPE Pipe and Several Centrifugal Pumps
divert Water for South Alamo Canal Bypass in Imperial County,
CA
 The
Calexico East Port of Entry is one of the busiest crossing
points between the U.S. and Mexico. To accommodate
increased commercial and passenger traffic, the State of
California is constructing State Route 7 (SR-7) to connect
the port of entry with I-8 in southern Imperial County.
SR-7 cuts across prime farmland where about half of the winter lettuce
and vegetables consumed in the United States and Canada
are grown. The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) supplies
water to this farmland. The IID in Imperial County, California
is the largest irrigation district in the United States.
The new road will cross several canals owned and operated
by the IID.
Rain for Rent, Imperial, routinely deals with the IID on various
construction and repair projects. However when the
IID contacted us in early August of 2004, they asked for
Rain for Rent’s help in solving a problem! Due to
the construction of SR 7, the IID needed to install a siphon
at the South Alamo Canal within 30 to 45 days. This
canal is the primary canal distributing irrigation and domestic
water in the southern part of Imperial County.
During September, farmers
plant and germinate numerous vegetable crops, which are
then grown and harvested throughout the winter months.
Peak flows fluctuate widely in a 24-hour period, from less
than 20 cfs to as much as 80 to 100 cfs.
CalTrans wanted to install
a bridge across the South Alamo Canal. The IID decided
to install a siphon. This created a certain amount
of friction between the two groups. The IID was extremely
concerned with the construction schedule, which was very
tight, and also with cooperation with CalTrans. We
were informed that Rain for Rent must adhere to all CalTrans
and IID safety regulations. In the end, the problem
for RFR was that the siphon had to be installed quickly
to keep the CalTrans construction schedule intact.
The solution was to bypass
the canal while the siphon was installed. The project
involved plugging the canal, setting several pumps, and
running lines about 700 feet over the SR-7 roadbed and discharging
back into the canal. Imperial branch personnel, with
assistance from the Rain for Rent engineering department,
developed a plan to utilize four DV-400’s and one DV-350c
pumping into five 20” HDPE lines. The pumps were to
be monitored constantly by Rain for Rent personnel during
the project to adjust to changes in water flow. The
plan presented to the IID was accepted and the fun began.
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