There are 49 lift stations currently in the City of Winter Springs; 16 currently have back-up generators. An additional five (5) additional generators have been approved to purchase with funds from the Capital Improvements budget.
When low areas of land or where pipe depth underground becomes excessive, pump stations or lift stations are installed. These stations lift the wastewater to a higher point so it can again flow by gravity, or the wastewater can be pumped under pressure directly to the treatment plant. The generators will prevent sanitary sewer overflows when the electricity goes out!