Vorflutpumpwerke

English translation: dry well pumping station

07:25 Sep 28, 2023
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mining & Minerals / Gems / Removing water from old mines
German term or phrase: Vorflutpumpwerke
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Neben zahlreichen Grundwasser- und Vorflutpumpwerken verfügen diese Verbände über gut hundert Jahre Erfahrung rund um die gesamtheitliche Bewirtschaftung von Fließgewässern
AndrewSzep
Local time: 07:02
English translation:dry well pumping station
Explanation:
see Municipal Sewer & Water magazine (web-based)
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Charles Rose
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:02
Grading comment
Thank you so much! This seems best to me. (or pump station)
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3stormwater/surfacewater pumping station
Bourth
5German to english
usama khaliq
3 +1dry well pump station(s)
Lancashireman
3dry well pumping station
Charles Rose
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liz askew

  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Vorflutpumpwerk(e)
dry well pump station(s)


Explanation:
Follow this trail:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorflut
Click on 'English' (bottom left)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_well
Confirmation here:
https://www.carlowtanks.ie/wet-well-vs-dry-well-pump-station...


Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you very much! I had used pumping station elsewhere, so I chose Charles' version.


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agree  uyuni
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German to english


Explanation:
flood pumping stations" in English. In the context you provided, it refers to structures or facilities used to control and manage water levels in rivers or streams to prevent flooding.

Example sentence(s):
  • Vorflutpumpwerke, such as the ones along the Rhine River, play a crucial role in safeguarding low-lying areas from flooding.
  • In Germany, the efficient operation of Vorflutpumpwerke has been instrumental in managing water resources and protecting communities from inundation for over a century.
usama khaliq
Pakistan
Local time: 10:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Asker: Thank you very much!

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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
stormwater/surfacewater pumping station


Explanation:
In opposition to Grundwasserpumpwerken, Vorflutpumpwerken seems to suggest surface waters.

It even suggests quite simply 'drainage' or 'dewatering':
"Vorflut ist die Möglichkeit des Wassers, mit natürlichem Gefälle oder durch künstliche Hebung abzufließen (natürliche und künstliche Vorflut). Als Vorfluter werden die der Vorflut dienenden Gewässer bezeichnet. Zu beachten ist dabei, dass dieser Definition gemäß ein Vorfluter immer ein Gewässer ist, meist ein Fließgewässer, selten auch ein See oder das Grundwasser."

"Natürliche Vorflut ist Vorflut durch einfachen, der Schwerkraft folgenden Abfluss. Ist diese nicht möglich, kann künstliche Vorflut an ihre Stelle treten. Künstliche Vorflut beruht auf der Hebung oder Förderung des Abwassers oder überschüssigen Wassers durch Pumpen oder Schöpfwerke. Ein Gebiet, das nicht über natürliche Vorflut entwässert werden kann, ist ein Polder. Zu beachten ist dabei: „Natürlich“ ist in diesem Zusammenhang jede der Schwerkraft folgende Entwässerung. Die Entwässerung durch einen Graben oder Kanal ohne Schleusen, Schöpfwerke usw. ist also „natürliche Vorflut“, obwohl die Gewässer von Menschen „künstlich“ angelegt wurden."

Since groundwater is not commonly said to 'drain', it seems reasonable that the term applies to surface water.

surface/stormwater pumping station
https://www.jtpumps.co.uk/storm-or-surface-water-pumping-sta...

A surface water pump helps in pumping out water from a water body, like a well, a river, and transports it to different destinations. It can be used to pump water for domestic purposes, gardening, or for the removal of wastewater. Water is pushed up the pipe by impellers powered by the motor and then into a surface-mounted tank when the pressure switch is activated. The water is taken out with the help of rotating turbines or impellers which create a suction. A surface water pump can be used in a water body that measures 8m in depth or less.
https://www.crigroups.com/pump/surface-water-pumps/


Bourth
France
Local time: 07:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Asker: Thank you very much!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexandra Timms: https://www.eglv.de/medien/polderbewirtschaftung-aus-einer-h... There's mention of Grundwasser- and Vorflutpumpwerke here as well
22 hrs

agree  Johannes Gleim: stormwater pumping station
4 days
  -> Merci Johannes.

agree  uyuni
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1 day 20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
dry well pumping station


Explanation:
see Municipal Sewer & Water magazine (web-based)


    https://www.mswmag.com/editorial/2016/07/pump_station_wet_wells_vs._dry_wells
Charles Rose
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you so much! This seems best to me. (or pump station)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Lancashireman: This looks suspiciously like a vote for 'dry well pump[ing] station'.
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Reference comments


7 hrs
Reference: see

Reference information:
https://www2.proz.com/kudoz/german-to-english/construction-c...

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siphon outlet of the pumping station with a vacuum tank.
ResearchGate
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pump station outlet from www.researchgate.net
It has been justified that siphon water ****outlets of the pumping stations**** operate in different conditions that siphon spillways at hydroelectric power plants and ...

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https://www.researchgate.net/figure/siphon-outlet-of-the-pum...

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https://www.techdico.com/translation/english-german/accumula...

liz askew
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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