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Houston wins $700,000 grant for Lockwood lift station; mayor outlines plan for generators at essential sites
Summary
Mayor announced a $700,000 state grant to install a backup generator at the Lockwood lift station and said the city intends to install generators at about 100 essential sites during his first term, part of a longer effort to address sanitary sewer overflows and compliance stemming from a federal consent decree.
Mayor (name not specified) told a city press briefing that Houston has received a $700,000 grant to provide backup power at one wastewater lift station and outlined a broader plan to add generators to essential city sites over the next three years.
The mayor said the grant will cover the Lockwood Lift Station and called the award “the start” of a larger effort, praising collaboration with state partners. “Folks, that's what makes cities work, the collaboration,” he said.
Randy, a city staff member who spoke after the mayor, described the scale of Houston's wastewater infrastructure and why backup power matters. “We have nearly 400 lift stations across Houston,” Randy said. He added that Houston's combined water and wastewater utility is one of the…
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