st. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) – The city of St. Petersburg has installed an aqua fence to support flooding at Lift Station 85.
The city said it chose this particular wastewater facility. This is because he is responsible for 25% of the city’s wastewater, including hospitals in the area.
St. Pete will install an aqua fence at a “critical” lift station that serves hospitals at hurricane shelter
The aqua fence is 500 feet long and 9 feet tall.
St. Pete is taking lessons learned from his final hurricane season in preparation for this year.
“During Helen, the flood actually reached the edge of the stairs and was invading when entering this facility, so it’s very important to provide these measures and reinforcements.”
Lift Station 85 is important. Authorities said a quarter of the wastewater from the city is flowing into the station, thus including many important buildings that need to be kept open during and after the storm.
“Like our emergency business centres, the majority of hospitals are provided by this facility. [and] Public Works Manager Claude Tankersley said:
Authorities said there are many different precautions, including building promotion, but the ability is the best line of defense for the facility.
“We met with Tampa General Hospital and also made some reports on what we learned from them. “In addition to the water levels, we also raise important components within the facility, and we also have flood barriers on the doors that we implement here as well as other waterproof coatings.”
The fence protects the building for up to 15 feet of water.
“We consider this to insurance. We pay $700,000 in insurance to protect millions of dollars and millions of dollars of facilities, serving a quarter of our city. So, that’s a good investment,” Tankersley said.
Officials said the remaining three-quarters of the hurricane season will occur and when the storm comes, they will put up other parts before the storm gets hit.
