Pump Stations

In addition to there being pumps in several of the meter buildings, the System also includes two stand-alone mainline booster pump stations.  Pump station contracts:    

tea pump station:

Located between the two 7.5 million gallon reservoirs two miles northwest of Tea, SD, this is Lewis & Clark’s primary pumping facility.  The contract was awarded to Eriksen Construction of Blair, NE in April 2010 and substantial completion was reached in April 2012.  Final construction cost was $8.4 million.  The project included eight 350 horsepower high service pumps, piping, variable frequency drives, controls and electrical switch gear.  The Tea Pump Station is two-levels with a combined 16,037 square feet. 

Rock county pump station:

A contract was awarded to Gridor Construction of Buffalo, MN in September 2015 and substantial completion deadline was reached in May 2018.  Final construction cost was $3.7 million. The Rock County Pump Station is about five miles south of Luverne, MN and is 4,628 square feet.  This contract also included constructing a meter building a few miles east of Adrian, MN as a second connection point for Lincoln Pipestone RWS, as well as adding two more pumps to the joint Rock Rapids/Rock County RWD meter building.

Hull Pump Station:

A contract was awarded to West Branch Construction of Boyden, IA in August 2022 and substantial completion was reached in December 2023. Final construction cost was $3.8M.

Larchwood Pump Station:

The $5M contract was awarded in May 2023 to Rice Lake Construction of Deerwood, MN. Substantial completion was reached in May 2025. This project is part of expanding the System to 60 MGD.