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Monday, May 21, 2018

Fleet Street Pumping Station

In Ottawa, the Fleet Street pumping station occupies a location south east of the east end of Fleet Street in LeBreton Flats.








WATER WORKS
ENLARGED
1888
COMMITTEE

ALDERMAN J C. ROGER, CHAIRMAN.
ALD. G. DALGLISH. ALD. G. COX.
ALD. J. O'LEARY. ALD. S. BINGHAM.
ALD. E. G. LAVERDURE.

ROBERT SURTEES, ENGINEER
W. J. LOUGHRAN, CONTRACTOR



NATIONAL HISTORIC CIVIL ENGINEERING SITE

FLEET STREET PUMPING STATION

Originally constructed to provide a safe water supply for public use and for fire fighting purposes, this pumping station remains a lasting tribute to the prominent civil engineers responsible for its design and construction. Due to their innovative use of water power to drive the pumping equipment and superb engineering skills, the Fleet Street pumping station continues to be a key component of the City of Ottawa's water supply system.

1874-75 CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER THOMAS C. KEEFER
1888 EXPANSION CITY ENGINEER ROBERT SURTEES
1901 EXPANSION CITY ENGINEER NEWTON KER

CANADIAN SOCIETY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING 2011



SITE HISTORIQUE NATIONAL DU GÉNIE CIVIL

POSTE DE POMPAGE DE LA RUE FLEET

Construit initialement pour assurer l'alimentaion en eau potable et lutter contre les incendies, ce poste de pompage demeure un hommage aux éminents ingénieurs civils qui en ont assuré la conception et la construction. Le poste utilise de façon novatrice la force hydraulique pour actionner les équipements de pompage. Le poste de pompage de la rue Fleet est demeuré un élément essentiel du système d'approvisionnement en eau de la ville d'Ottawa.

THOMAS C. KEEFER INGÉNIEUR CONSTRUIT EN 1874-75
ROBERT SURTEES INGÉNIEUR MUNICIPAL EXPANSION EN 1888
NEWTON KER INGÉNIEUR MUNICIPAL EXPANSION EN 1901

2011 LA SOCIÉTÉ CANADIENNE DE GÉNIE CIVIL