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Council approves $3.5 million emergency repairs at Reflection Bay wastewater plant after EPA action
Summary
Pearland City Council voted 7-0 to spend $3.5 million from the water enterprise fund to accelerate repairs at the Reflection Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant after direction from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a series of violations cited to the city.
The Pearland City Council voted 7-0 to approve a $3.5 million plan to accelerate repairs at the Reflection Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency signaled the work must be done immediately.
City staff told council the work is needed to address equipment failures and to bring the plant into compliance with EPA expectations. David Shones, identified in the meeting as the city's director of utilities, said the funding will pay to repair or refurbish critical components, including disc filters, control probes and the facility's UV disinfection channel.
Shones said the current request covers three key components and will not restore…
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