Romtec Utilities designed and supplied a custom flood control pump station for Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Festus, Missouri. This stormwater pump station helps protect a busy healthcare campus from flooding during heavy rain events. Because hospitals must stay open during emergencies, the project required a reliable stormwater pumping system that could move large volumes of water away from buildings, parking areas, and critical site infrastructure.

Mercy Hospital Jefferson provides emergency care and other essential health services, so flood protection, site access, and building protection matter during severe weather. Recurring flood concerns led the project team to pursue a long-term stormwater management solution that could support the hospital’s drainage needs and reduce flood risks across the property.

The project first started in 2016, and was revived in 2024. At that time, the team moved forward with a complete stormwater pumping system. Romtec Utilities worked with the engineers, contractor, and review team to provide a package that matched the site’s hydraulic needs, construction limits, and long-term maintenance goals.

Flooding can create serious problems for any property. However, it creates even greater risks for healthcare facilities. Patients, staff, ambulances, visitors, and service providers all need safe access to the hospital. At the same time, hospital operations depend on electrical systems, mechanical equipment, entrances, roadways, and parking areas that must remain usable during a storm.

Large roof areas, paved parking lots, and roadways can send heavy runoff into the drainage system during intense rain. If the site cannot remove that water fast enough, stormwater can back up and create flooding near important hospital facilities. The Mercy Hospital Jefferson flood control pump station gives the campus a dedicated system for collecting and pumping stormwater away from the low point on site.

Mercy Hospital Jefferson is located in Festus, Missouri, near Crystal City and about 30 miles south of St. Louis. The hospital serves Jefferson County and nearby communities in eastern Missouri. This location makes dependable stormwater management especially important because regional flood control systems protect homes, businesses, roads, and public infrastructure in the Festus and Crystal City area.

On the hospital campus, stormwater flows into a collection point before it reaches the pump station. From there, the system pumps water into a nearby discharge manhole. The water then continues by gravity toward a nearby creek. This design helps move stormwater away from hospital buildings and paved areas before it can create unsafe or damaging conditions.

Romtec Utilities supplied a complete triplex stormwater pump station for the site. A triplex system uses three pumps in one station. This layout gives the hospital strong pumping capacity during major rain events and allows the pumps to share run time during normal stormwater operation.

The station includes three 15-horsepower Ebara submersible stormwater pumps. Each pump can move about 2,000 gallons per minute at the design conditions. When all three pumps run together, the system can move up to 6,000 gallons per minute. This high-capacity design helps the hospital manage large stormwater flows during peak rainfall.

Romtec Utilities built the pump station around a 10-foot-diameter precast concrete wet well. The wet well provides about 2,000 gallons of active storage volume. It collects incoming stormwater and gives the pumps enough volume to start, run, and stop correctly as water levels rise and fall.

Romtec Utilities also supplied the major mechanical, electrical, and control components needed for operation. These parts help the station perform safely, simplify maintenance, and support dependable flood control for the hospital campus.

The flood control pump station includes:

• Three Ebara submersible stormwater pumps
• A 10-foot-diameter precast concrete wet well
• Stainless steel guide rails for pump removal and service
• Quick-connect discharge elbows
• Ductile iron discharge piping
• Pressure-based level controls
• Backup float switches for added protection
• A Romtec Utilities control panel with remote monitoring connections
• Traffic-rated access hatches for service access

The system uses pressure-based controls to monitor water levels in the wet well. As water rises, the controls start the pumps in sequence. The station can alternate lead and lag pump operation, which helps balance run time across the three pumps. During larger storm events, all three pumps can run at the same time to increase the discharge rate.

The backup float switches provide another layer of protection. If the primary level sensor has a problem, the floats can still help activate the station. This feature matters because flood control systems must respond quickly when water levels rise.

Romtec Utilities provided a control package designed for outdoor pump station service. The control panel includes pump run lights, hand-off-auto controls, surge protection, phase monitoring, run-time meters, alarms, and remote monitoring contacts. These features help operators see how the station performs and respond if the system sends an alarm.

A 480-volt, three-phase electrical service powers the pump station. This power supply supports the three 15-horsepower pumps and allows the station to deliver the pumping rate required for the site. The control system starts and stops equipment automatically, which reduces the need for manual operation during a storm.

The Mercy Hospital Jefferson pump station helps the campus manage stormwater before it becomes a bigger problem. The drainage system sends runoff to the wet well. The level controls detect rising water. Then the pumps move water through the discharge piping and into the downstream drainage system.

This process helps reduce ponding and flooding around key areas of the hospital property. It also supports safer access for vehicles and pedestrians during heavy rain. For a healthcare facility, that reliability supports more than property protection. It helps protect daily operations and emergency response needs.

Several organizations helped move the Mercy Hospital Jefferson stormwater project from design to construction. Mercy Hospital Jefferson served as the end owner. Heideman supported the civil engineering work. Lawlor served as the general contractor and installing contractor. Mercy Hospital Jefferson, Archimages, and Lawlor reviewed the design. Romtec Utilities designed, manufactured, and supplied the flood control pump station package.

This team-based approach helped align the pump station with the hospital’s needs, the site layout, and the broader flood protection improvements. Romtec Utilities supported the project through early planning, design updates, equipment selection, controls, and final pump station supply.

Critical facilities need stormwater systems that perform when conditions get difficult. Hospitals, utility sites, transportation facilities, industrial campuses, and public buildings often need custom flood control pump stations because each site has different elevations, flow rates, discharge points, and access needs.

Romtec Utilities designs pump stations around the full site condition, not a one-size-fits-all layout. For Mercy Hospital Jefferson, that meant pairing high-capacity pumps with a durable concrete wet well, automated controls, backup level sensing, and service-friendly access. As a result, the hospital received a stormwater system built for heavy runoff and long-term operation.

The Mercy Hospital Jefferson flood control pump station now gives the Festus, Missouri healthcare campus a dependable way to manage major stormwater flows.  Romtec Utilities helped the project team turn a complex flood control need into a complete, site-specific stormwater pumping system. From healthcare campus stormwater management to municipal stormwater projects, Romtec Utilities designs and supplies custom flood control pump stations that support critical facility flood protection when reliable drainage matters most.

Need a dependable flood control pump station for a hospital, municipality, or critical facility? Romtec Utilities designs and supplies custom stormwater pumping systems built around your site conditions, flow requirements, and long-term maintenance needs. Contact Romtec Utilities to start planning a system that protects your infrastructure when reliable drainage matters most.