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John Whitmire: “It's about a 4 to 5 billion dollar challenge [to replace the…”

Featuring: John Whitmire, Nonpartisan | Mayor of Houston | Texas

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Houston Mayor John Whitmire On Budget Shortfall, Infrastructure, Podcast & More

Published | Video Starts at 17:22

When I got there, it was baling wire and tape. We're doing serious upgrading of that water treatment plant and a wastewater treatment too, by the way, and we've got to replace it. It's about a 4 to 5 billion dollar challenge [to replace the water treatment plant]. And so we got 100 million from the state for improved lift station. So because we're flat, we got to get the water to all parts of Houston. (17:22–17:33)

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