November 2019 Blog Archive

Thompson Pump Dewaters a Part of the Kansas River Thompson Pump was called to provide assistance on a pump upgrade on an existing raw water intake structure project on the Kansas River, in Johnson County, Kansas. Read More

Thompson Pump’s Rapid Response Halts Sewage Overflow Catastrophe What began as an otherwise nondescript Thursday afternoon in mid-February of this year near Washington D.C. ended with an unexpected catastrophe. A 20-inch cast iron pressurized sewer main ruptured at a Maryland wastewater treatment plant. Read More

Thompson Pump Successfully Performs 35MGD Bypass in Memphis, TN In Memphis, TN, White Contracting of Cordova, TN, was working on one of the largest construction projects they had ever worked on. White Contracting was installing several thousand feet of new 72” diameter gravity flow sewer pipe. The final step of t... Read More

Case Study: Thompson Pump Bridge Street Bypass Solves Potential Sewage Contamination THE ISSUE An old, worn-out bridge in Virginia was badly in need of replacement, but tearing it down and constructing a new one could create long-lasting sewage problems far more serious than anything caused by a faulty bridge. The bridge would need ... Read More