The Elm Fork Water Treatment Plant (EFWTP) project included construction of a new dual-purpose Pump Station No. 1 (PS1) to replace the plant’s existing pump station, which had been operating at a similar capacity. The new facility was designed to improve reliability, operational efficiency, and long-term serviceability for the plant’s water treatment and distribution systems.
The first portion of the new PS1 houses four centrifugal axial split-case pumps dedicated to the plant’s low-lift raw water system. Each pump is powered by a 900-horsepower motor and is capable of conveying approximately 55 million gallons per day (MGD) of raw water throughout the treatment process within the plant.
The second portion of PS1 contains four centrifugal axial split-case pumps dedicated to the plant’s high-service potable water distribution system. These pumps deliver treated water to the City of Dallas and surrounding communities. Each high-service pump is equipped with a 2,750-horsepower motor and has the capacity to deliver approximately 40 MGD of finished water into the regional distribution system.
Together, these pumping systems form a critical component of the EFWTP infrastructure, ensuring that raw water can be efficiently conveyed through treatment processes and that finished potable water can be reliably distributed to meet the demands of the Dallas service area.
