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to the wet well that contained the E/One display received the most comments and The Fleet Department hosted a
pump. Floats were adjusted in the Zoeller questions. luncheon for their workers. Public
wet well to match the level at which the The third new display consisted of a Services hosted a luncheon featuring
E/One pump operated. This ensured that 181-horsepower effluent pump from a large water balloon toss competition
either pump would not run until the other the Wastewater Treatment facility and a which was a welcome cool down on a hot
pump reached its shut off point. 2-horsepower residential grinder pump. In day (for some - see above.)
The second showcased an E/One addition to seeing the physical size and
grinder pump that had been clogged with weight difference, signs were made that Lakeland
The City of Lakeland held an Equipment
rags to the point of failure. This pump provided voltage, full load current, rotation Rodeo, a group photo, a lunch with
was pulled and replaced at a residential speed, impeller diameter and maximum giveaways, and cooked breakfast as a team
station several weeks prior to Public flow information for each pump. one day featuring a whole lot of bacon!
Works Day. We kept this pump with the Knoxville
rags still bound up in the impeller for the The City of Knoxville used social media TCAPWA
purpose of the educating the public on the to promote the good work being done Chapter Representatives gathered in
detrimental effects of “flushable wipes.” by their Public Works crews. These were Nashville in April to accept the NPWW
To reinforce this, we had stickers Proclamation from Governor Bill Lee and
printed with a “No Wipes in the Pipes” shared on the TCAPWA Facebook pages for a quick photo opp.
with the hashtag #NPWW.
graphic to hand out to the public. This More photos on page 14

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