MARANA, Ariz. (KGUN) — As we all wait for the rain during this time of year, Marana’s Stormwater Maintenance Team has recently been completing several projects, preparing for what Mother Nature may bring.

The projects include upgrades to the Orange Grove Stormwater Facility Pump Station, which has been in use since 1990.

Stormwater Maintenance Supervisor Adrian Rojel explained that new safety features were added to the station, and all electronics were lifted. Several pieces of equipment were also added or upgraded, including a new generator system.

“If there’s an electric system or a power outage, this generator can actually maintain this pump station for three whole days by itself,” Rojel said.

Among the new features is a flow-tronic system.

“When we get flows of water of four, five

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