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Advocates urge $20 million fund for private sewer lateral repairs as consent-decree work continues
Summary
Advocates, community groups and councilmembers at the April 15 Houston City Council meeting pushed the city to create a $20 million private sewer lateral repair program and greater transparency in implementation of the 2021 wastewater consent decree, saying low‑income neighborhoods continue to suffer sewage backups and health risks.
Advocates from Bayou City Waterkeeper, neighborhood groups and public-health organizers told the Houston City Council on April 15 that the city’s 2021 wastewater consent decree has not addressed private sewer laterals and that low-income communities continue to face raw‑sewage backups and related health risks.
Speakers asked the council to create a $20,000,000 private sewer lateral repair assistance program for low‑income homeowners and to publish regular, detailed reporting on consent‑decree spending and project timelines. "To ensure the consent decree benefits all Houstonians, we need a dedicated $20,000,000 program to assist these low income homeowners…
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