Variable Frequency Drive for 3 High Lifts at the Water Treatment Plant

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Install Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) at all 3 high lift pumps at Water Treatment Plant - This would free up an operator during dig jobs. The water tower runs on the booster pump, but currently the Water Treatment Plant has to be manned at all times to monitor flows, change high lift duties and flows, and ties that operator up for the duration of the problem. If the pumps had VFD’s we could eliminate this entirely. This would also help with energy costs and maximize energy savings. Reduce energy consumption by running the high lift pumps more efficiently instead of at 100% output at all times. Improved environmental outcome: energy consumption is optimized and potentially reduce maintenance problems and extending the life of the equipment, potentially reducing the amount of waste going to the landfill.