What does a pumping station do?
The station was originally built to lift the wastewater collected in Old Montréal (in the collector sewer laid in the bed of the Little Saint-Pierre River) by more than six metres, so that it would then flow by gravity into another collector, one kilometre away, on Craig (now Saint-Antoine) Street. The station was known as a “lift station” in view of its primary purpose, and was in operation until 1990, when all the wastewater from Old Montréal and Cité du Havre was diverted to the south interceptor of the Montréal Urban Community’s wastewater treatment plant. Visit this historic station and go where few people have ever ventured before! Visits available for groups (minimum 15), by reservation only: (514) 872-9127.
