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Sykes Pumps accommodate Hinkley Point C water management requirements Inside front cover. Sykes tailor unique pump installation for multimillion pound scheme Inside back cover. Emergency pump hire arrangement keeps Cumbrian salmon farm operational Back cover. WET NEWS WATER AND EFFLUENT TREATMENT NEWS Pump hire specialist, Sykes Pumps, has provided an over-pumping solution to facilitate a road under- pinning project in Cumbria that will protect the local infrastructure against the potential threat of damage from flooding. Eric Wright Civil Engineering has been granted permission to dam Coledale Beck, with Sykes Pumps providing two PX30N elec- tric submersible pumps for the project. These have been installed to over-pump water from the site of the temporary dam to a down- stream location beyond the road improvement project. The Sykes Pumps PX30N units are specifically designed for high flow and high head dewatering applications and each is capable of a flow rate of up to 300 litres per second. Ideal for a broad range of environments, these pumps provide customers with a highly reliable and easily porta- ble solution capable of being quickly installed in scenarios where immediate action is required. Once operational, the pump- ing arrangement allowed the road foundations to be strength- ened without any complications. Sykes Pumps helps secure continuity during water shortages Cover wrap 2019 Product popularity continues to soar With water companies and con- tractors committed to conducting themselves in an environmentally conscious fashion, it's no surprise that Sykes Pumps' Silt Away units are highly sought-after. This highly effective silt separation system reduces water pollution by remov- ing sediment before discharging cleaner water back into natural watercourses. The Silt Away has been designed for use in conjunction with Sykes' 6" pumps and collects contaminants which are then con- tained within the unit. With strin- gent environmental regulations now in place, there is a noticeable trend towards being ecological and ensuring steps are taken to avoid polluting rivers, lakes and other bodies of water. With environmental compli- ance a primary consideration, Sykes Pumps also introduced their new Super Wispaset 200 Ecotec during the summer of last year. This market-leading innovation has been designed with current and future emission standards in mind and exceeds the criteria set out in all European regulations. Popular in the water treatment industry, the pump combines impressive performance capabili- ties with high-tech features. Chris Graham quote: "Being customer focused allows us to be more innovative with our Products and Services, whilst giving our clients the very best solutions." Chris Graham Sykes Pumps Over-pumping solution aids Cumbrian flood recovery The heatwave of summer 2018 put water companies under immense pressure to maintain supplies, with increased con- sumption exacerbating the chal- lenges of reduced capacity on the network. This issue was par- ticularly prevalent in East Anglia, where temperatures reached record highs which forced farm- ers to water their crops to pro- tect yields. To address these severe con- ditions, Essex and Suffolk Water adopted a strategy of supple- menting the existing infrastruc- ture by recommissioning disused assets to put more water into the supply chain. In one instance, this meant re-activating a dis- used pumping station in the vil- lage of Horning with Sykes brought in to provide a tempo- rary pumping solution enabling the use of a site that had been out of service for 40 years. The nearby pumping station at Belaugh provides the local area with 27 million litres of water per day to Ormesby WTW to meet the needs of local house- holds, businesses and farms. However, reduced rainfall and operational constraints meant that this capacity was compro- mised. Essex & Suffolk Water secured permission from the Environment Agency to resume abstraction from the area's main natural water source, the River Bure at Horning. To do this, the water company needed to re- activate the disused pumping station at Horning but, after 40 years of inactivity, the existing pumps could not be used due to their age and state of repair. "One of the challenges of the brief," explains Mark Burden from Integrated Water Services, "is that we didn't know how hot it was going to get or how long it would be until the dry period ended. Not only did this make the amount of water coming into the system unpredictable but it also made it hard to assess how much strain additional consumption would put on the network. Our aim was to generate an additional two to three mega litres of water per day but there had to be some flexibil- ity in the solution." To ensure that the temporary pumping installation met Essex and Suffolk Water's require- ments, the Sykes Pumps team visited the site to carry out a full site audit and assist the calcula- tions so that a full specification could be drawn up. Explains Sykes Pumps hire manager Rob Richards: "The ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE customer wanted a robust solu- tion that would allow them to increase capacity quickly if the situation escalated. Our response was to provide two duty pumps and a standby, along with two fuel cubes and all the hoses, flanges and accessories needed to connect the temporary pumps with the existing infrastructure, adapting the fittings where required to align the temporary pumps to existing connections." Sykes supplied a silenced UVO 150/100E pump alongside two UVO 200/150F (D90) pumps, with the latter units providing a maximum head of 135 metres and a flow of 375 litres per second. Mark Burden summarises: "The water shortage was not as severe as we thought it might become but having plenty of contingency was the right choice. With Sykes Pumps' help we were able to bring an asset that had been out of use for four decades back into service and our experience this summer means we know that we can uti- lise this solution to provide addi- tional capacity in the future."

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