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Power PrimeTM Pumps in the
field...Mining Pumps, Construction Pumps, Clear Water Agricultural
Pumps, Sewer Bypass Pumps
POWER PRIMETM PUMPS are used in
mining,
construction,
agricultural,
bypass,
municipal and
environmental
applications throughout the United States through Rain for
Rent.
Many success stories have been published
over the years, here are just a few. For more successful
uses of our pumps in the field, visit the
Rain for Rent website.
 Excess
rainfall and snow left an environmental remediation
company looking for a solution to remove excess
water from the surface holding ponds at an abandoned
copper sulphate mine which is located in a northern
California mountain range.Due to the remote location,
7000 foot elevation, and limited access to the mine
site, which had been closed since the early 1960's,
Rain for Rent was faced with many challenges. It
would take the entire Rain for Rent team to solve
this problem.
 With
the help of the Rain for Rent engineering division,
the Stockton branch went to work. Moving the extremely
acidic liquid, having a pH of only 2.5, to another
location, was not an option. The best possible solution
was to evaporate the liquid over the surface of
the ponds. Five stainless steel
Power
PrimeTM HH150 pumps
were used to pressurize the evaporation system.
The evaporation system was constructed with all
HDPE piping and PVC spray nozzles which floated
on the pond surface. This helped confine the system
overspray and prevented any environmental contamination.
Once the system was in full operation, the customer
was able to evaporate over two million gallons of
water within the first month of operation.
 A
large construction firm needed help with
dust control and pre-wet on a road construction
project leading into an airport. Rain for
Rent's Salt Lake City branch furnished all
the equipment needed to control the dust
created by the heavy construction phase.
Rain for Rent was able to design a temporary
dust control system consisting of: piping,
sprinklers, a Power PrimeTMDV150 pump, and
a water loading stand. A properly designed
pre-wet / dust control sprinkler system
supplies just the right amount of water
uniformly to the grading site to prevent
excessive dust or run-off, while providing
needed moisture for a successful compaction.
Rain for Rent's portable aluminum loading
stand was particularly useful for filling
the construction company's 2000-gallon water
truck.
 The
Kern Water District supplies water
from the Kern River via an extensive
canal system through Bakersfield,
California. One of these canals
needed to be dry during the beginning
of pre-irrigation due to construction
of the new Amtrak Railroad Station.
In order for the water district
to supply irrigation water to its
customers, it was necessary to transfer
water from one canal to another
at two different location. The first
location required a bypass flow
of 25 cfs (11,200 GPM) and the second
35 cfs (15,798 GPM).This job
pushed everyone to the limit in
terms of rapid response. The authorization
to proceed was not given until late
one Thursday afternoon with the
requirement that the first site
be operational by noon on Saturday
and the other Sunday. With the help
of the entire Bakersfield Agriculture
branch team, Rain for Rent began
delivering pumps, pipe, and fittings
Friday afternoon. By Sunday noon,
a total of eight pumps were in place
and delivering water. Pump models
included the Cornell 6RB and the
Power Prime vacuum-assist self-priming
DV300 and HH250.
At one location, a problem with
debris plugged off the pump sections.
That problem was solved by installing
construction fencing across the
canal to keep large debris away
from the suction screens.
Manpower for standing the 24-hour
pump watch was provided by the Bakersfield
Ag branch, the Rain for Rent engineering
department, the Power Prime Pump
division, and personnel from our
manufacturing facility. The city
of Bakersfield, Kern Delta Water
District, and the growers we served
were all thankful for the irrigation
water we were able to provide.
Gearing up for Hurricane Season
 “Equipment
named after famous Japanese monsters
devour competition and gear up to
fight Gulf Coast Hurricane Weather”
With Hurricane Season upon them,
an Environmental Operations Group
discovered they needed an updated
Hurricane Contingency Plan. In 2002
Tropical Storm Fay devastated the
Gulf-Coast with three days of rain.
Unable to alleviate the rising water,
they were in jeopardy of loosing
some of there operating units and
were forced to cut through a levy
as a last resort to allow the water
to escape to a wastewater canal.
Due to these conditions, a better
more efficient Hurricane Plan was
needed.
 After
our Houston Branch made several
presentations and held meetings
with the group regarding “Godzilla
& Rodan”, we were able to quote
them a Hurricane System that could
handle their 30,000+ gpm needs.
They were so impressed by our theoretical
capacity; they requested quotes
on two more areas of concern. One
of the keys to this project was
the fact that we could handle more
volume with less equipment then
any of the two competitors who also
bid on this project. During the
start of the project a Hurricane
threatened the Gulf-Coast and we
were forced to install the pumps
and the necessary piping in a week.
Two of the set-ups went in the original
proposed locations. One had to be
installed in a temporary location
and moved and reset after the threat
of the Hurricane had passed.
 The
customer was so satisfied with our
“Solution” and commitment to the
highest level of customer service,
they have asked for information
on more pumps for a more expansive
Hurricane Plan for 2004.
Major Equipment Utilized
(4) 16” DV-400 (Rodan) w/Aux
Fuel Tank
(1) 12” DV-300
(1) 24” VP-500 (Godzilla) w/Aux.
Fuel Tank
(4) 12’ x 50’ Spillguard
(2) 12’ x 10’ Spillguards
18” HDPE Piped to a 24” Y
(2) 18” x 150’ HDPE Discharge lines
Tucson, Arizona Bypass
This is the Pima County,
City of Tucson bypass project.
Over 104,000 ft of HDPE
pipe were fused and sewage
was pumped for 6 months
as the city repaired its
major sewer intercept line.
Overview:
On September 7, 2002 Pima
County had sewer line failures
resulting in spillage into
the streets of Tucson. Rain
for Rent was called to set
up emergency bypass pumping
systems to divert the flow.
Once the emergency was under
control, Pima decided to
set up a bypass around the
affected area.
 Upon
award of contract, Rain
for Rent began to mobilize
people and equipment immediately.
Project management arrived
on site on the 26th and
pipe started arriving on
the 30th. One week later
equipment was on site and
pipeline construction began.
The system was designed
to pump up to 38 million
gallons per day over a five
mile distance. With numerous
environmental and safety
concerns, Rain for Rent
completed the construction
with zero incidents.
Flow Management:
The project consisted of
four (4) separate pump groupings,
each discharging into its
own discharge line. Three
(3) of these groups pulled
out of the Special Chamber
between the I10 frontage
road and the Santa Cruz
River and one (1) pulled
from the manhole just to
the northeast of the chamber.
Two (2) of these groupings
(type A) were identical
and consisted of three (3),
Power Prime DV300s. One
(1) of the pumps from each
type A group handled all
primary flows up to approximately
4.9 MGD.
The other two (2) pump groupings
(type B) were identical
to each other and consisted
of one (1) Power Prime DV350
and two (2), Power Prime
DV300s. The two (2) DV300s
from each of these groups
may be used to handle very
low, off peak flows but
are intended as 100% backup
to the DV350. The DV 350s
each handle up to 7.4 MGD
for typical peak daily flows.
California Aqueduct
Bypass
 Late
on a Thursday evening, Rain
for Rent's Bay Point branch
received a call from DWR.
The project coordinator
with DWR needed help with
a system that could pump
and estimated 20 cfs. A
section of the California
Aqueduct had failed and
needed immediate repair
or the Alameda, Santa Clara,
and Monterey Counties would
run the risk of losing their
water supply. DWR could
not let this happen. To
make repairs, a complete
shutdown of the aqueduct
was required.
The following day the
DWR determined that Rain
for Rent could supply just
the system they needed.
They escalated the project
scope and decided to go
ahead with a complete shutdown
and repair of the aqueduct.
The projected pumping requirement
of 20 cfs was increased
to 120 cfs.
In only five days, through
the efforts of the Bay Point,
Stockton, and Bakersfield
branches, Rain for Rent
installed a system that
was the perfect solution
for DWR. The system consisted
of 9000 feet of 12" aluminum
pipe, ten 12" Power PrimeTM
pumps, two 14" Power PrimeTM
pumps and "Godzilla"
the pump which for this
project (by itself) moved
over 14000 GPM against 80
feet of head. Total flow
was 54,000 GPM.
Rain for Rent monitored
this system 24 hours a day,
7 days a week for exactly
one month. A total of 2.3
billion gallons were pumped.
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