Pump Station S-5A Repowering and Automation
Providing reliable capacity to move flood waters away from South Florida’s urban and agricultural areas.
- Location
- Loxahatchee, FL
- Delivery Method
- Design-Bid-Build
- Market
- Water / Wastewater
- Client
- South Florida Water Mgmt. District
- Year Complete
- 2020
- Region
- Southeast
Project Overview
This $56.5 million project included a significant modernization of one of the largest pump stations in the world and the largest pump station east of the Mississippi in the United States.
Work included the complete refurbishment of six Fairbanks Morse engines, double reduction chain drives and axial flow pumping units. Combined with additional improvements, the pump station will provide reliable capacity to move flood waters away from South Florida’s urban and agricultural areas and meet the quality water supply needs of the region.
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Ton Bridge Crane Incorporated
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Fairbanks Morse Engines Refurbished
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Chain Drives Modified with New Components
