Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Infrastructure Maintenance topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Governor says pump manning failures after earlier storms spurred closer oversight of sewage and water operations
Summary
The governor said post-Florence/Francine reviews showed pumps were sometimes not manned and pledged closer cooperation with the sewage and water board to ensure maintenance, modeling and contingency plans are in place.
When asked whether pumps had been manned, the governor said that after Hurricane Francine state reviews showed problems with pumps not being staffed and that the administration has worked to improve communication and operational checks with the city's sewage and water board.
"We're gonna try to do more in cooperation with the city, sewage and water board to try to be more proactive in ensuring that those pumps are manned, and that they're operating," the governor said, adding that the state wants better modeling and more information available to GOSEP so maintenance and contingency responses can be faster.
