Water & Wastewater › Water Systems
Water Pumping
Moving potable water from the source to the tap.
Written guides in this section
Full references, procedures, and diagnostic guides published under Water Pumping.
Well Pump Control
Controlling a groundwater well: submersible and line-shaft turbine pumps, the pump-to-waste start, drawdown and the low-water cutoff, cycling limits from the well and the aquifer, and what the controller monitors to protect a pump that cannot be seen.
10 min readUpdated Sep 5, 2026
High Service Pumps
The pumps that carry finished water into distribution: types, the pump curve against the system curve, best efficiency point, the affinity laws and where a drive pays, parallel operation, valves, protection, and the efficiency monitoring that shows wear.
11 min readUpdated Sep 5, 2026
Booster Pump Stations
Inline stations that raise pressure from one zone to another: suction pressure protection, discharge pressure control with drives, staging, the hydropneumatic tank alternative, surge and check valve behavior, and the interlocks that keep a booster from collapsing the zone it draws from.
9 min readUpdated Sep 5, 2026
VFD Control for Water Pumping
Variable speed pumping and where it earns its cost: the affinity laws and how static head limits the savings, the minimum speed a pump can run, pressure, flow, and level control with a drive, and how to estimate the savings before buying.
9 min readUpdated Sep 5, 2026
Distribution Pressure Control
How a booster or high service pump station holds discharge pressure with variable speed pumps, how pumps are staged, and what stops the system hunting.
9 min readUpdated Sep 5, 2026
Flow Control in Water Pumping
Controlling the flow a pumping system delivers: speed against valves, flow-paced pumping to a treatment rate, the flow loop with its ramp limits and its meter placement, and the loop tuning that keeps a flow controller steady.
8 min readUpdated Sep 5, 2026
Topics in this area
Well Pumps
Well Pumps — practical reference notes for controls engineers, integrators, and technicians working with water pumping.
High Service Pumps
High Service Pumps — practical reference notes for controls engineers, integrators, and technicians working with water pumping.
Booster Pumps
Booster Pumps — practical reference notes for controls engineers, integrators, and technicians working with water pumping.
VFD Control
Variable speed pumping and where it earns its cost.
Pressure Control
Holding discharge pressure on a distribution system without hunting.
Flow Control
Flow Control — practical reference notes for controls engineers, integrators, and technicians working with water pumping.
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