Municipal Facilities

Typical Applications

Water treatment and waste water treatment plant and associated pumping stations
Municipal facilities intended for public use (eg: meeting halls, sports facilities etc)
Municipal facilities with heavy electrical equipment (eg: equipment maintenance centres)
Municipal buildings with high concentrations of computer and data storage equipment

Risks and Opportunities

Public safety compromised by risk of electric shock or high ground potential rise (GPR), Step and Touch voltages or EMF radiation due to poor grounding
High ambient electrical noise and electrical interference between different electrical systems, causing a degradation of product quality or inefficient operation (eg: ice skating or curling rink freezing systems, stadium lightning and signage systems etc)
Unusual or unexplained electrical behaviour within a facilitys electrical systems
Damage to sensitive electrical equipment, data loss and downtime financial loss from lightning strikes
High neighbourhood EMF radiation due to systemic effects of grounding households to the water delivery system
Lightning damage to metal piping systems and other water plant infrastructure
Long term corrosion of water plant metal piping and other infrastructure

Potential Solutions

For many electrical and EMF issues and problems, an audit and analysis of the site or area grounding system will reveal deficiencies that can be effectively corrected
For lightning related issues, the engineering and installation of suitable exterior grounding systems can significantly improve public safety while reducing the risk of equipment or infrastructure damage. Such grounding systems can be provided with extremely long, virtually maintenance free lifetimes, significantly easing the burden on stretched civic finances
Municipal water networks using metal pipes and infrastructure can be protected against damaging corrosion with long life, low maintenance cathodic protection systems

Next Steps

Installing infrastructure with high voltage electrical requirements?
Required to conduct GPR and/or Step and Touch studies to ensure safety?
Experiencing weird electrical behaviour in existing municipal infrastructure that may affect public safety, and want to understand and fix the problem?
Concerned about public and work place safety issues, and potential service loss due to lightning strikes?
The public is complaining about elevated EMF radiation in their homes or workplaces?

For any of these grounding related issues, please call or eMail SAE to discuss your specific issue or requirements in detail. You can also review our capabilities in the links below, along with the products and services we offer to provide you with an technically viable and financial prudent and cost-effective solution.

Grounding & Electrical Protection page
Lightning Protection page
Engineering Services

Wanting to extend the lifetime of municipal water infrastructure by reducing the destructive effects of corrosion? Our cathodic protection systems are among the most technically advanced currently available, offering low lifetimes and significantly lower maintenance and operating costs… a boon to budget bottom lines.

Link to Cathodic Protection page