My intent is to provide the answers, or at least, a better understanding as to what is needed by employers and building owners for fire safety. As always, the final ruling is what is perceived and enforced by the AHJ... The Authority Having Jurisdiction. Always defer to your local fire department inspector and if you feel it necessary, ask for the ruling or decision in writing.

To the municipalities and operators whose NPDES licenses are on the line to be in compliance with EPA Regulations and the Clean Water Act laws... To the neighborhoods that have lived long enough with the odors produced by the daily collection of raw sewage in a wet well lift station nearby... To the city managers and / or the operations managers of the POWT's (Publicly Owned Waste Treatment) plants who are trying to control costs and stay within budget every day... To the Wastewater Collection Managers who work hard to maintain the sewage lines and the lift stations, cleaning them of trash...

Given the likely impending installation of many technologically advanced lift stations in the United States, municipalities will recognize that their savings of manpower costs gain greater importance. This is done by no longer having to remove and replace clogged pumps as the DIP System(r) pumps are self-cleaning. Additional savings will accrue as the corrosion of lift station equipment and the station itself will cease. The use of bar screens and rakes, trash baskets, or comminutors, all requiring regular cleaning and maintenance at the wet well is no longer needed. The issue with...