The course of Pump and Water Pump Station is an important course in the water supply and sewerage engineering. However, the prevalence of book-based teaching model in the teaching process focuses on theory ignoring combination of theory with practice. For the actual teaching situation of pump and pump station in Nanjing Tech University, the features of the course were introduced. The following aspects were proposed for educational reform of course:focusing the concise and highlighting the difficulty; the practice of classroom situational teaching; extracurricular practice teaching; strengthening practical course design; innovative practice teaching in cultivating innovation ability. Innovative methods were put forward for providing a new idea for the teaching method reform, including teaching reform of the course, to deepen the teaching reform, improving teaching quality, cultivating the ability of analyzing and solving problems for students and innovative ability.