Water transport in Ontario: KSB’s high-efficiency pumps respond to an increase in demand.
In 2004 the Regional Municipality of Peel began expanding its waterworks, one of Canada's largest water and wastewater infrastructures. From 2010, Peel entrusted this demanding project to KSB.
In 2004 the Regional Municipality of Peel began expanding its waterworks, one of Canada's largest water and wastewater infrastructures. From 2010, Peel entrusted this demanding project to KSB.
The project:
Clean drinking water for large growth regions
The Airport Road Reservoir and Beckett Sproule Pumping Station supplies three large and rapidly growing regions in Ontario with adequate and safe drinking water. It was designed and built in 2005 to meet supply needs for the coming years, but also with the ability to be easily upgraded to larger capacities in order to keep pace with the region’s rapidly increasing population. The Beckett Sproule Pumping Station secures the water supply for the Airport Road station.
The client:
The Regional Municipality of Peel
The Regional Municipality of Peel serves 1.4 million residents and approximately 173,000 businesses in Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga. It is the second largest municipality in Ontario, after Toronto.
The challenge:
Pumps with particularly high hydraulic efficiency
In 2010 the region was seeking pumps with impressive hydraulic efficiencies for its new Beckett Sproule Pumping Station. One year later, the region was in need of more robust and efficient pumps, this time in order to increase capacity at the Airport Road Pumping Station.
Beckett Sproule Pumping Station
The solution:
Highly efficient pumps from the RDLO series
In both cases KSB was chosen as the successful bidder, and in 2010 supplied the first six highly engineered RDLO axially split, single-stage volute casing pumps. One year later, in 2011, the decision was made once more in favour of KSB’s reliable and efficient products, and another six RDLO pumps were supplied.
At the customer’s request, all RDLO pumps were supplied with split mechanical seals. As is required for all drinking water applications, the inside of each pump casing is coated in line with the NSF/ANSI 61 requirement.
The result was impressive: in terms of hydraulic acceptance, the efficiency of the RDLO pumps even exceeded the values guaranteed in the offer.
Airport Road Pumping Station
Data | Facts | Figures
Application: Water Transport
Client: The regional municipality of Peel
Installation: Dec. 2012
Location: Airport Road Reservoir and Beckett Sproule Pumping Station
Scope of delivery:
1 RDLO 400-465
Flow rate: 653 l/s
Head: 57 m
Motor: 450 kW
4 RDLO 400-665
Flow rate: 645 l/s
Head: 100 m
Motor: 750 kW
1 RDLO 350-690
Flow rate: 521 l/s
Head: 85 m
Motor: 563 kW
4 RDLO 700-980
Flow rate: 1180 l/s
Head: 39,5 m
Motor: 600 kW
2 RDLO 500-835
Flow rate: 695 l/s
Head: 77 m
Motor: 750 kW
Used products
RDLO
Single-stage axially split volute casing pump for horizontal or vertical installation, with double-entry radial impeller, mating flanges to DIN, EN or ASME.