A cover assembly for a lift station is disclosed. The cover assembly
includes a cover in which an access opening, a cable passageway and a
vent are defined. The cable passageway has one end that connects to the
access opening and another end that opens to an exterior of the lift
station. The cable passageway and the access opening are covered by
hatches that can be opened to fully uncover the cable passageway and a
portion of the access opening adjacent the cable passageway. This
facilitates installation and maintenance of cables running between
external equipment and internal equipment. The hatch covering the cable
passageway is substantially solid to prevent venting of flammable gases.
An interior of the cable passageway has an additional barrier to these
gases. The vent is spaced apart from the cable passageway to further
separate the cable passageway and external equipment from flammable
gases.