South San Francisco Sewer Pump Station #4
South San Francisco Sewer Pump Station #4
South San Francisco Sewer Pump Station #4
South San Francisco Sewer Pump Station #4

Sewer System Conveyance Lynchpin Pump Station Rehabilitation

South San Francisco Industrial Sewer Pump Station #4

City of South San Francisco operates 10 pump stations that convey sewage to the Water Quality Control Plant at the eastern edge of the City. The RWQCB issued a Cease and Desist Order. Schaaf & Wheeler has been assisting the City with regulatory compliance since 2004 and has designed their industrial sewage pump stations.

After completing Pump Station #3 at Kimball Way, Schaaf & Wheeler began preliminary design on Pump Station #4. The 50-year-old pump station was near the end of its life cycle and posed numerous health and safety code violations. Additionally, increased capacity was needed for optimum conveyance of City’s eastside sewage system. Pump Station #4 collects discharge from the other pump stations and is the only line (lynchpin) directly connected to the treatment plant.

Schaaf & Wheeler drafted plans to rehabilitate the site. The site posed a number of challenges including groundwater infiltration and the soil type that posed a risk for construction. Our engineers considered and mitigated the effects of Bay mud on: short- and long-term settlement and soil instability during excavation. Noise and access constraints further complicated the design due to the site’s proximity to a manned fire station.

Despite these challenges, Schaaf & Wheeler increased the pump’s capacity by 50%, along with an expanded 13 MGD capacity. The rehabilitated pump station includes dry-pit submersible pumps, variable-frequency drives, upgraded electrical service and equipment, engine generator, parallel channel grinders, equipment lifting crane, building ventilation and other necessary amenities. The new electrical and mechanical equipment in the existing, but newly rehabilitated, building; meeting current building and seismic codes. The newly rehabilitated pump station is currently operational.



Project Specifications

Capacity:
9,000 gal/min
Pumps:
13 million gallons per day
Schaaf & Wheeler SSF Sewer Pump Station 4

Project Details

Location:
South San Francisco
Client:
City of South San Francisco/Wilsey Ham
Services:
Design (Civil & Mechanical)
Construction Support

Project Specifications

Capacity:
9,000 gal/min
Pumps:
13 million gallons per day
Schaaf Wheeler Larkspur

Project Details

Location:
South San Francisco
Client:
City of South San Francisco/Wilsey Ham
Services:
Design (Civil & Mechanical)
Construction Support

Project Specifications

Capacity:
9,000 gal/min
Pumps:
13 million gallons per day

Project Details

Location:
South San Francisco
Client:
City of South San Francisco/Wilsey Ham
Services:
Design (Civil & Mechanical)
Construction Support