Hydraulic Institute Issues Wastewater Treatment Pump Guide

The Hydraulic Institute (HI) publishes Wastewater Treatment Plant Pumps, a guide designed to assist in the understanding of the general layout, components and operation of a typical wastewater treatment plant. The book also provides readers with guidance on selecting pump types, pump materials and auxiliary components.

Guidebook topics include:

· Processes, applications and pump selection in an aerobic wastewater treatment plant with a treatment capacity of 10 to 100 million gallons per day

·  Pump styles used in easy-to-understand plant diagrams and summary tables

· Proper pump selection including information about the materials of construction

· Proper motor and mechanical seal selection to improve overall system reliability

Wastewater Treatment Plant Pumps is an informative guide for engineers, designers, trainers, maintenance staff and plant operators, according to HI. The secure, downloadable PDF version of the guidebook is available in the HI eStore. For more information, visit: www.pumps.org