When the main lift station serving the wastewater treatment plant in Morgan’s Point, Texas, continually experienced problems with its three standard nonclog pumps, the city spent around $100,000 over a seven-year period maintaining and servicing them.

The pumps frequently clogged when rainfall totals reached or exceeded 2 inches. Shop rags, pieces of two-by-four lumber, plastic bottles, gloves and wet wipes all commonly clogged the pumps when the standard demand increased. 

Submersible chopper pump solution

The city of Morgan’s Point approved a new Vaughan Co. SE-Series submersible chopper pump, along with a complete guide rail system, to solve the frequent pump clogging problem.

Since the Vaughan pumps were installed in late July 2016, the city has experienced over 100 inches of rainfall with no plugging incidents or other issues. 

And during Hurricane Harvey in 2017, the Vaughan pumps ran continuously for 72 hours with no plugging incidents and no problems while pumping over 2.5 million gallons of unscreened sewage through the lift station.

Brian Schneider, city administrator for Morgan’s Point, says if the former pumps were still installed that all of the residents would have had sewage in their homes. 

“I just wish we had purchased these pumps years ago to eliminate the maintenance headaches we endured, and the costs we incurred keeping our previous pumps in operation,” he says. “The Vaughan pumps have been very reliable since installation.”

Vaughan Co. is a pumping and mixing equipment manufacturer located in Montesano, Washington, that provides products for both domestic and international businesses and municipalities. The company focuses on producing quality pumps and mixers for tough applications within the municipal, industrial and agricultural markets. Vaughan takes time on each project to ensure that the pumps and/or mixers are properly sized for each installation, which translates into a prolonged operating life and minimal maintenance over the equipment’s lifetime. 

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