The pumping station is maintained by volunteers and is open every other Saturday except during the winter maintenance periods. Depending on volunteer numbers the wheel may be either static or pumping. Pumping days are advertised in advance, but are always subject to river conditions and ageing machinery. There is also a working model of the pumping station in the pumphouse. Claverton Pumping Station was awarded a National Transport Trust Red Wheel recognising its historical importance to transport heritage in the United Kingdom. The restoration work received an Engineering Heritage Award from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and won first place in the Heritage and Conservation category of the Living Waterways Awards 2019.