Oberhausen pumping station
The largest pumping station of the Emschergenossenschaft
Engineering services
Engineering structures, LPH 2-8
Buildings and interiors, LPH 3-8
Structural engineering, LPH 1-6
Technical equipment, LPH 3-8
Sonderleistungen
- RIV EGLV, Lph 3 – 4; Druckstoßberechnung
- Ergänzungsstudien
- Brandschutzkonzept
- Betriebsoptimierung
Auftraggeber
Emschergenossenschaft
Kronprinzenstraße 24
45128 Essen
Bearbeitungszeitraum
Planung: 2008 - 2017
Bau: 2015 - 2021
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Ansprechpartner
Dipl.-Ing. Marc Althoff
Projektleitung
T +49 (0) 25 41 8 01 94-81
m.althoff@dahlem-ingenieure.de
SHORT DESCRIPTION
The Oberhausen pumping station is the final and most important component in achieving complete wastewater-free status for the Emscher – the major goal of the ambitious Emscher conversion project, which spans generations. The pumping station therefore also plays a decisive role in the ecological improvement of the Emscher.
The wastewater that used to flow into the Emscher is now diverted parallel to the watercourse in the “Emscher wastewater canal” and flows to the Oberhausen pumping station. At the pumping station, the wastewater is pumped from a depth of approximately 45 meters and forwarded to the Emschermündung wastewater treatment plant. The pumping capacity is up to 16,500 liters per second. This makes the Oberhausen pumping station the largest wastewater pumping station in Germany.
Despite the technical dimensions and challenges, standards were also set in terms of design and architecture. The pumping station was awarded the Baukulturpreis (Building Culture Prize) by the city of Oberhausen for its outstanding combination of landscape and architecture.
The Oberhausen pumping station is the final and most important component in achieving complete wastewater-free status for the Emscher – the major goal of the ambitious Emscher conversion project, which spans generations. The pumping station therefore also plays a decisive role in the ecological improvement of the Emscher.
The wastewater that used to flow into the Emscher is now diverted parallel to the watercourse in the “Emscher wastewater canal” and flows to the Oberhausen pumping station. At the pumping station, the wastewater is pumped from a depth of approximately 45 meters and forwarded to the Emschermündung wastewater treatment plant. The pumping capacity is up to 16,500 liters per second. This makes the Oberhausen pumping station the largest wastewater pumping station in Germany.
Despite the technical dimensions and challenges, standards were also set in terms of design and architecture. The pumping station was awarded the Baukulturpreis (Building Culture Prize) by the city of Oberhausen for its outstanding combination of landscape and architecture.
Projectdata
- Diameter 45 m, depth 46 m
- Soil movement approx. 150,000 m³ m3
- Shoring: diaphragm wall, d = 2.0 m
- Flow rate 16.5 m3/s
- 8 dry-installed centrifugal pumps, drive power approx. 1,250 kW each
- 2 dry-installed centrifugal pumps, each with a drive power of approx. 900 kW
- Operations building (L/W/H: 60/15/10 m)
- Observation tower for visitors
- Exhaust air treatment: photooxidation plant
- Architectural design concept
- Integration of outdoor facilities into the Emscher Route
HOW DOES THE PUMPING STATION WORK?
More information is available in the video from our client, EGLV.
More information is available in the video from our client, EGLV.
