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Walk-in sewage valve vaults puts city on feet

The city of Monroe, located 30 miles south of Detroit, has experienced unprecedented growth in the last few years due to a housing and urban development boom requiring public works officials to install or upgrade many municipal wastewater sites around the city.
   One result of the population boom was the need for sewage lift stations near developments that would ultimately pump wastewater away from the many houses springing up around the city.
Working with representative Kennedy Industries located in Milford, Mich., Metropolitan was asked to design a solution that met the needs of Monroe.  According to Keith Sikaitis, outside salesman at Kennedy Industries who sold the job, Monroe wanted a housed valve system which was easily accessible and serviceable.
   “The city wanted something that they could easily work on during a service call by eliminating the need for a serviceman to work on their hands and knees,” said Sikaitis.
   Metropolitan’s answer was a walk-in, housed valve station that would ship to the jobsite completely assembled and ready to install above a submersible pump wet well. It would allow public works officials to easily service the system in a climate controlled environment while standing upright versus crawling into a cramped enclosure. The station’s neutral color and compact design would blend effortlessly into the landscape without attracting any unwanted attention.
   Metropolitan Industries eventually won the bid and immediately went to work constructing the valve station which consisted of an epoxy coated galvanized steel base, insulated housing and all piping components including full flow check valve and ball valve for air release. Accessories included a heater, ventilation blower and NEMA junction box. The station was shipped in April 2004 and was recently installed late last year.
   “Metropolitan’s walk-in valve stations are gaining popularity as engineers and contractors realize the service advantages of a larger system versus the cramped box-like systems of past generations,” said Metropolitan National Sales Associate Tim Laskowski. “The ability to work inside a climate-controlled, sheltered system, especially during a Michigan winter, has its advantages,” he said.
Monroe officials are pleased with the operation of the valve station and three more valve stations will most likely be completed in the future according to Sikaitis. For more information about the walk-in valve stations or any other Metropolitan product visit their website at www.metropolitanind.com.