A method for keeping a pumping system forming part of a pumping station in operational condition , said pumping system comprising a pump , a motor driving the pump , a discharge pipe for discharging fluid via the pump , a suction pipe for sucking in fluid via the pump , said method comprising at least the following steps: - measuring physical values characterizing the operation of the pumping system , including physical values characterizing the state of the discharge pipe of the pump and of the state of the suction pipe of the pump ; - analyzing and interpreting measured physical values in order to detect one or more anomalies; - pre-diagnosing probable causes of the detected anomalies and determining preventive and curative actions to be undertaken on the pumping system ; - automatically implementing preventive and curative actions on the pumping system , characterized in that the method comprises a step of analyzing and interpreting curves characterizing the operation of the suction and discharge pipes of the pump and a step of controlling the submersion of a water intake at the inlet of the pumping system , the step of analyzing and interpreting the operation of the discharge pipe takes into account the evolution of the following parameters over time, which are measured or computed: a discharge pressure of the pump, a flow rate governed by the pump, a current intensity demanded from the motor, an active power demanded from the motor, the analysis step being also based on the time evolution of the discharge pressure in relation to the flow rate governed by the pump, leading to the detection of a clogging problem in the discharge pipe, and if a clogging problem is detected, a curative pipe cleaning action is carried out. - measuring physical values characterizing the operation of the pumping system , including physical values characterizing the state of the discharge pipe of the pump and of the state of the suction pipe of the pump ; - analyzing and interpreting measured physical values in order to detect one or more anomalies; - pre-diagnosing probable causes of the detected anomalies and determining preventive and curative actions to be undertaken on the pumping system ; - automatically implementing preventive and curative actions on the pumping system , characterized in that the method comprises a step of analyzing and interpreting curves characterizing the operation of the suction and discharge pipes of the pump and a step of controlling the submersion of a water intake at the inlet of the pumping system , the step of analyzing and interpreting the operation of the discharge pipe takes into account the evolution of the following parameters over time, which are measured or computed: a discharge pressure of the pump, a flow rate governed by the pump, a current intensity demanded from the motor, an active power demanded from the motor, the analysis step being also based on the time evolution of the discharge pressure in relation to the flow rate governed by the pump, leading to the detection of a clogging problem in the discharge pipe, and if a clogging problem is detected, a curative pipe cleaning action is carried out. a discharge pressure of the pump, a flow rate governed by the pump, a current intensity demanded from the motor, an active power demanded from the motor, the analysis step being also based on the time evolution of the discharge pressure in relation to the flow rate governed by the pump, leading to the detection of a clogging problem in the discharge pipe, and if a clogging problem is detected, a curative pipe cleaning action is carried out. <EOS>