Lift Station Pumping in New Jersey

Reliable Lift Station Pumping Services for Your Community

Lift station pumping is essential. They are large concrete holes in the ground that all your waste drains into. Once the waste lands in your lift station and collects, powerful grinder pumps pump your waste up to the main city line. The pump is triggered by floats that turn on the pump in much the same way the float in your toilet turns off the water in your tank. Think of your lift station as an elevator for waste. The central purpose of a lift station is to remove waste from your property by pumping waste from a site that is below grade up to a city sewer line.

Why Do I Have a Lift Station?

Lift stations allow for further development of properties away from main sewer lines. Sewer lines are typically already in the ground when your site is developed. If the city sewer line is higher than the lines on your property, you will use a lift station to pump your waste up to the city main line and onto the treatment plant.

What Could go Wrong, and Why?

Lift stations need very little maintenance when they only have to handle “sanitary waste” or a small household. However, if a grease trap is attached to the lift station or if several households (apartment buildings, for example) are attached to the system, then a considerable amount of grease is being introduced into the lift station right, and any of the following may occur:

• Grease may build up on your floats and pumps, causing your lift station to stop working.
• Excessive grease can also cause your float system to continue running after the pit has drained, burning up the pump motor.

Cleaning a Lift Station

Cleaning is required when you see grease caking up on walls or floats. Once you see the first signs of grease floating in your lift station, you should monitor it daily to determine a cleaning schedule.  Many apartment complexes find that a 90-day cleaning schedule keeps them from having problems. Servicing your equipment regularly helps to prevent problems.

What to Look For When Your Lift Station is Cleaned

Your lift station should be free of grease and debris on the bottom. Your equipment, floats, and rails should be pressure washed and cleaned.  If you are available, you should inspect the bottom to ensure all the debris has been removed from the floor. Ask for a picture of the clean lift station if you cannot look at it.  Remember, once the waste is removed, a waste manifest will be generated that you must keep for your records.

Once the vacuum truck operator leaves your site with that waste, he must dump it somewhere.  You should receive another copy of the manifest with a stamp from the disposal site where it was dumped. If you do not receive that second copy, the waste may have been dumped illegally, and you, the generator, are responsible for that waste.

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