GRINDER PUMPS

GENERAL INFORMATION

In order to provide you with suitable wastewater disposal, your home may be served by a Low Pressure Waste Water System, (LPWWS). 

• The grinder pump is the key element in this system. 

• The tank collects all solid materials and effluent from the house. 

• The solid materials are then ground to a small size suitable for pumping as a slurry with the effluent water. 

• The grinder pump generates sufficient pressure to pump this slurry from your home to the wastewater treatment receiving line and or disposal plant.

Although Acton Municipal Utility District AMUD will maintain the grinder pump, the service lines from the cutoff valve from the street to your home as well as the grinder pump tank, control panel, and cables are the customer's responsibility and there are some important facts you need to be familiar with to prevent a possible back up in your home.    See User Instructions for more information...

OWNERSHIP AND MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT

AMUD will own and maintain the grinder pump.  The Customer will own and maintain service lines from the cutoff valve at the street to the home as well as the grinder pump tank, control panel and cables.

EASEMENT

Customer grants to AMUD, its employees, agents and representatives, and any other entity with which the District contracts, a right of way easement across the customer's property with the right of ingress and egress for the purpose of servicing sewer equipment.

CHARGE FOR REPAIRS ON SEWER SERVICE EQUIPMENT

If the sewer service equipment requires repair as a result of misuse, injury or damage by any action of the customer, or any of its guest or residents on the property, AMUD will repair such sewer equipment and the customer will be responsible and shall reimburse AMUD for any charge incurred by AMUD in repairing such sewer service equipment.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

See typical installation instructions and standard discharge installation instructions.  You will need adobe reader to read these files.

See INSPECTIONS also.

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