Massive Pump Station Helps Keep Raw Sewage Off Streets In Storms

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Every time we get a round of storms the city struggles to keep its streets from overflowing with water.
A key component is a massive pumping station near Land Park, without it, the streets would be flooded.
From what falls from the sky, to what goes down your drain, everything makes its way to the Sacramento pump station that’s been around for more than a century.
“With all the rain that we’ve had, it’s quite a bit of stuff. I think the capacity