Author Archives: Florida Pipeline Company

Dewatering in Miami Beach

During the last few sewer lateral installations in Miami Beach we  encountered very high ground water levels.  We have also seen the existing sanitary sewer lines backing up for extended periods of time making the installation very difficult. The roadway elevations along the southern part of the beach near our project was at +4.0 NGVD.… Continue Reading

New Sewer Lateral

When installing a new sewer line or new sewer lateral connection in the roadway or public right of way, a right of way permit in addition to a regular building plumbing permit is required. The city of Miami Beach and Miami Dade water and sewer department have very specific requirements for new sewer line connections.… Continue Reading

Dewatering In Miami Dade county

Dewatering in Miami Dade County and/or Broward County can be challenging.  We typically design a well point system and discharge into a sedimentation tank. The discharge must be free and clean. DERM requires the effluent to be under 29 NTU’s. The most challenging part of a dewatering system is the project location. Owners, Architects and… Continue Reading

DB15-WASD -01

Miami Dade Water and Sewer Department (MDWASD) is coming out with great projects in 2015.  DB15-WASD -01 gives firms the opportunity to team with local CBE’s. We have significant experience in large pipe design in Miami Dade County. Including design, permitting and construction administration.   Continue Reading

DB14 WASD 03

The WASD Area N design build project is coming out. The engineers estimate for this project is 69 Million. We have teamed with a select group of underground utility and excavation contractors in pursuit of this project. We have reviewed the alignment and have developed our own preliminary design. Florida Pipeline Company’s in house Engineering… Continue Reading

DB14-WASD-05

Florida Pipeline Company has teamed with the top design build firms in the state of Florida in pursuit of the Miami Dade Water and Sewer Design build contract DB14-WASD-05. We are very familiar with this project and have been following it for a long time. Project consist of the installation of a 48″ Force Main … Continue Reading

Broward County Water and Sewer

The design and approval of new water lines in Broward county is a simple task. Water main extension and Sewage collection systems in Broward county include installation of water mains, fire lines, double detector checks valves, fire hydrants, gravity sewer mains, force mains, lift stations, pump stations and sewer laterals. We typically start with the… Continue Reading