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A pump, a power supply, a backup power supply and fuel, gratings to separate objects from the incoming water, an operator, instrumentation and logs, spare parts and tools,  a place to pump the water, valves to prevent reverse flow.

...and now a hurricane proof vault in which the operator(s) can ride out a storm.

  • Wood Screw Pump - 1913 : He invented it in 1913 while he was an engineer for the New Orleans Water and Sewerage Board. It came to be used worldwide. :: Continue reading...


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    Created : 12/12/2005 4:48:12 PM Updated: 12/17/2005 4:23:26 PM

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