Pumpac

Local Water Pressure Improvement Scheme

Local pressure improvement scheme 

Client: Cambridge Water

A small number of Cambridge Water's customers had, for many years, experienced poor pressure because their properties are located on high ground. Although they are served by a relatively large diameter main, they are at an elevation only a few metres below the reservoir from which they are supplied. As a result, they received pressure which was below the minimum standard set by the industry Regulator, Ofwat. In order to overcome this problem, a small amount of additional pipework was laid and a pressure-controlled booster set was installed. By closing valves to form a zonal boundary, it was then possible to create a local boosted zone, bringing the pressures within the new zone up to an acceptable level.

Pumpac won the contract to design and manufacture the skid mounted pressure booster system that incorporated duty and standby Grundfos pumps, variable speed control and a pressure vessel. The system was dynamically wet tested and pre-commissioned prior to despatch enabling simple site connection.
“The people at Pumpac understood what we wanted, provided us with the right product and gave us excellent service. I would be very happy to give them the opportunity to tender for further work in the future"

John Brock, Cambridge Water PLC, 90 Fulbourn Road Cambridge CB1 9JN
Tel: 01223 706050