Maumee East Pump Station

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Located at the Water Pollution Control Facility, the Maumee East Pumping Station, built in 1969, receives wastewater from the Maumee Drive Interceptor Sewer. It contains three dry‑pit pumps, one with a capacity of 2080 gpm and two with 1040 gpm capacity. The pumping station has a design capacity of 3.0 mgd and the wastewater is pumped into a 16‑inch force main which discharges into the WPCF inlet chamber.

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