Temporary Lift Station Protects Highway Construction PUMPS • TANKS • FILTRATION • PIPE • SPILLGUARDS 800 742 7246 rainforrent.com BACKGROUND Freeway surfaces are typically higher than surrounding terrain and often designed with low lying areas strategically placed to collect stormwater from several miles of roadway. The collection points channel water into underground vaults, usually permanent structures that accumulate water until it reaches a specified level, at which point the lift station pumps activate and the water is pumped out. With a highway widening project in central California, the construction of additional lanes required the permanent pump station in place to be taken off line, later to be rebuilt in a new location. This disruption required installation of a temporar

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