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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
NORTH CAROLINA SECTION
EASTERN BRANCH
LUNCHEON
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NOTICE: This meeting is offered in-person and virtually. See below for details.
In-person registration closes at midnight on Monday, April 15, 2024.
Speaker: F. Ross Stroud, CDM Smith
Date: Thursday, April 18, 2024
Topic: The East Neuse Regional Pump Station - The Design, Construction, and Startup of one of NC's Largest Wastewater Pump Stations
Time: 12:00PM - 1:00PM
Summary: Raleigh Water’s new East Neuse Regional Pump Station is part of a program to supplement the main arteries of their wastewater collection system and also aid in improving service for partner municipalities. This facility will allow removal of flow from the Neuse River basin and the Wendell service area from the existing lift station and interceptor system. In addition, the facility will allow diversion of flow from the Crabtree and Walnut Creek basins during extreme wet-weather events. This project presents CORPUD with an interesting challenge, however— how to design and build a pump station to operate efficiently with dry-weather flows in the range of 20 mgd, while still accommodating wet-weather flows exceeding 100 mgd. Adding to the challenge is the depth of the pump station dictated by upstream river crossings while avoiding inverted siphons or multiple pump stations.
This presentation will discuss aspects of pump station design, construction, and startup. Focus topics include physical hydraulic modeling to optimize the wetwell design, equipment and pump selection to accommodate the wide range of flows, construction challenges including deep excavation, river crossing, pipe connections and installation, and the startup coordination between the pump station projects and the interconnecting infrastructure.
Bio: Ross Stroud, P.E., is an Associate Engineer at CDM Smith in Raleigh NC. He has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from N.C. State University, and has been involved in the design and construction of wastewater and water treatment and conveyance systems for more years than he wants to admit. Ross is a member of NC One Water, and the Water Environment Federation. He is a native North Carolinian and now resides in Raleigh.
Location: This luncheon will be held at the beautiful NC State University Club at 4200 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27606. You can contact the NC University Club at (919) 828-0308 if you need assistance locating their establishment.
We are also offering a virtual-only option for those wishing to continue practicing social distancing. Instructions and a link to the virtual meeting (via Zoom) will been sent to the registered participants. If you do not receive the login information, please contact us. You will have the option to install software for a better viewing experience, but the video will otherwise play in a standard web browser. You will not need to create an account.
Fees:
$25 for ASCE Members
$30 for Non-ASCE Members and Guests
$10 for ASCE Life Members and Unemployed ASCE Members.
$10 for Virtual Only
Free for Students
If you are paying at the door, please bring cash or a check made out to "ASCE NC Eastern Branch".
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We understand your schedule may change and you might not be able to make it to the event. Cancellations with refunds can be honored up until four days prior to the event by sending an email. If you are neither able to attend nor cancel in time, you may send a replacement.
PDH: To help Professional Engineers in attendance acquire 15 Professional Development Hour (PDH) units per license renewal period in accordance with 21 NCAC 56.1703, a one hour PDH certificate will be emailed to registered participants after the presentation.