Scottsdale Booster Station

Scottsdale Booster Station

The City of Scottsdale commissioned GHD to design Booster Pump Station Number 179 (BPS179) to provide water pressure to the downtown Scottsdale area. The station serves as a dual purpose facility. It supplies potable water at a higher pressure to serve new high rise commercial and residential condominium projects.  It also serves as a link to the downtown arts district. The project’s architecture complements the atmosphere of downtown Scottsdale.

The booster station received the prestigious 2009 Grand Award for Engineering Excellence from American Council of Engineering Companies of Arizona.  It has also be honored by the Arizona Masonry Build, the American Public Works Association (Arizona), the American Academy of Environmental Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers and Southwest Contractor magazine.

BPS179 features 3 main vertical turbine pumps. Each pump operates at 1800 RPM and is also equipped with variable frequency drives to maintain water pressure in the system. The pumping system includes an additional standby pump for full redundancy in case of maintenance or unexpected equipment failure. A 30” diameter suction pipe and 24” diameter discharge pipe were designed and installed for this project. The pump station site is equipped with a 5,000 gallon hydropneumatic tank system to maintain line pressure, minimize pumping start/stop cycles and dampen hydraulic surges in the system. The project was also designed to accommodate a gaseous chlorine disinfection system.

The pump station is strategically located along Indian School Road to draw water from a lower pressure zone and discharge into a new transmission main on Goldwater Blvd.  This project is part of the Downtown Scottsdale Revitalization program.  The objectives of the project were met by assimilating an aesthetically and functional pump station within the Downtown arts district. 

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The continued development of our cities and regeneration of our communities requires a sophisticated planning, design and growth management approach. We deliver seamless solutions that incorporate planning, architecture, economics and engineering to help maximise your return on investment.

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As the world’s population grows and our standards of living improve so does our need to manage the water in our environment. We need to maximise its application for human well-being and minimise impact on the environment. GHD engineers, scientists and planners can provide sustainable, cost-effective and innovative water solutions.  We assist water utilities and others who provide water services to optimise infrastructure and adapt to environmental changes in ways that balance the needs of our communities. And we enable clients to meet compliance, improve profitability and maintain their commitment to sustainability.

GHD continually expands the boundaries by engaging in research, enhancing existing systems and strategies, evaluating new procedures and transferring technology from other industries into the water industry. We work with our clients through all project stages planning, investigation, design, delivery, operation and renewal.

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We share a strong commitment to working in partnership with you. That way, you can fully understand how your water systems work. Our engineers, scientists and ecologists address sustainability, water loss reduction and water efficiency improvements.

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All untreated water sources have unique water quality characteristics. So we’ve assembled a team with extensive practical experience in water treatment covering chemistry, biology, hydraulics, process selection, control, residuals handling and plant layout.

Our track record includes plant capacities of 0.1 MLD to over 2500 MLD. We’ve dedicated our efforts to more than 300 treatment plants over the past 60 years. Our services include design of water treatment process solutions as diverse as Dissolved Air Floatation Filtration (DAFF), Ozone/Biological Filtration and Desalination (using Reverse Osmosis or Electrodialysis Reversal).

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