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Pitless Units Simplify Lansing Well Field
Author(s) -
Erickson Claud R.,
Lien Neil C.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1967.tb03400.x
Subject(s) - sanitation , unit (ring theory) , raw water , frost (temperature) , water supply , civil engineering , section (typography) , engineering , field (mathematics) , elevation (ballistics) , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental engineering , computer science , geography , geotechnical engineering , meteorology , mathematics , mathematics education , structural engineering , pure mathematics , operating system
This article presents an example of successful pitless unit design that was used by the Lansing (Michigan) Board of Water and Light in the construction of a new water treatment plant in the southwest section of the city for a new source of raw water. The Wise Road Water Plant draws its water supply from three wells in the Stiefel Well Field, which presented problems regarding ground elevation, sanitation, frost protection, and pumping control. Working closely with personnel of Baker Manufacturing Company of Evansville, Wisconsin, the Board solved these problems economically by taking advantage of recent developments in the field of custom pitless unit design.