Florida Power & Light needed to increase the amount of potable water supplied by Palm Beach County Water Utilities to its West County Energy Center to meet elevated demands and overcome pressure deficiencies. In order to achieve this, FP&L retained Globaltech to design and build a potable water booster pump station at the entrance to the Center that would increase the water supply capacity from 2 MGD to a peak supply of 10 MGD.

This fast track project involved a new parallel 12-inch potable water main, parallel RPZ backflow preventers, and 150 HP HSC pump with field mounted VFD. Power, controls, and remote telemetry were included.

Globaltech also installed overhead 30-inch ductile iron interconnecting piping within the plant as the last phase of a 22-mile reuse main.

Project Achievements / Benefits

• Available flow and pressure to the new facilities was nearly doubled.
• The project was fast-tracked due to approaching start-up of new facilities. Global met the accelerated schedule, completing the project in 7 months.
• For commissioning of the 22-mile reuse main, Globaltech constructed a 36-inch flushing blow-off discharge outlet and flume at the Energy Center’s holding lagoon and assisted with the flushing operation over several days.