Business View Civil and Municipal | April 2021

45 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL APRIL 2021 BAYTOWN, TEXAS water collection in the wastewater system. “We’ve started a lateral replacement program (PSLIP),” says Davis, “and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) even approved funding towards the project. Meanwhile, Hurricane Harvey damaged the East District Wastewater Treatment Plant. Fortunately, we obtained a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant to rebuild it, which is ongoing.” Infrastructurally, Baytown is more prepared now than pre-Hurricane Harvey. After the hurricane impacted 60 lift stations, they’ve been rebuilt with existing stations being reconditioned. The stock of 100 stations were also lifted to higher elevations. “Baytown’s infrastructure is now solid,” states Davis. “We’re also in the midst of the concrete rehabilitation of North Main Street. Over 50 percent of our streets are concrete, and this rehabilitates the concrete for many more years, instead of resorting to expensive

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