After Containment Berm Compromised By Heavy Rains And Accompanying Storm Water Runoff, Rain For Rent Centrifugal Pumps And 21000 Gallon Steel Tanks Avert Disaster For Southland Energy Company

Southern California has been experiencing a drought for the last six  years, so when the first measurable rain storm swept across the Southland in late October we were prepared to execute timely delivery of equipment wherever it was needed.

Needless to say, our Riverside branch was inundated with calls for tanks and pumps once the storm arrived.  One such call was from a southland energy company declaring an emergency. It had rained constantly through the night and one of the larger containment berms that encompass two 500,000-gal tanks was being compromised.   Apparently, the stationary pump inside the berm was malfunctioning and the drain was backing up. The fire dept was on site and the customer needed to respond immediately.  We responded by mobilizing as many tanks as were available ... which were in short supply due to other deployments. The customer also called the competition since they were going to require 15-20 tanks by the next afternoon. The Rain for Rent crew worked most of the night to accommodate his request and managed to supply 11 tanks while the competition was only able to deliver three tanks in the same amount of time. 

There was also a customer supplied pump on site that was being used to fill our tanks; unfortunately, the time required to fill a tank was taking too long.  Our last DV-100 was delivered on site to begin pumping the storm water into our tanks. It took all of 15–20 minutes to fill each tank; and needless to say, a potential disaster was averted. Again, the teamwork and dedication of our Riverside and Long Beach crews showed that Rain for Rent should always be the first call.

The customer was ecstatic at Rain for Rent’s response time and pumping capabilities and asked that his gratitude be conveyed to all the RfR personnel that helped in the process.