 Using
Power Prime™ 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 Prime™ 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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