Performance Benchmarking of Pumps and Pumping Systems for Drinking Water Utilities

Pump stations are major energy users in drinking water systems, and should be benchmarked and operated in a cost-effective and energy efficient manner. This study developed a pump performance benchmarking data set, benchmarked pump performance for a wide range of categories, identified pump performance gaps, and assessed performance improvement opportunities. The project also developed a Pumping System Benchmarking (PSB) tool that can be used to identify and evaluate current practices to assess and improve performance of pumping systems. The PSB tool can be accessed at http://www.pumpcompare.info:3838/WRFPumps. Published in 2019.