At a Worcestershire sewage treatment works notorious for rags, Landia’s Chopper Pumps have helped Severn Trent Water significantly enhance the throughput at one of its pumping stations.
Traditional prop-shaft pumps and later, dry-well submersibles were unable to cope with solids from Powick and two neighbouring villages, resulting in costly blockages and downtime at least once per week. But following an extensive 10-month trial, Severn Trent Water’s maintenance department reports that Landia’s chopper pump hasn’t blocked once, as Work Flow Technician, Colin Griffiths, explains: