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John Whitmire: “We will. Waste with broken water mains today enough to…”

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

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The State of Houston: A Conversation with Mayor John Whitmire

Published | Video Starts at 27:55

The amount of water, drinking water that is wasted never gets to the taps. Sure. Can you comment on that? Yeah, I'll be glad to. We will. Waste with broken water mains today enough to furnish Fort Worth their water for a year. Years of neglect, not enough resources, not prioritizing it. I got a great public works director. Six months ago, there were 1900 broken water mains. Today it's 1000. (27:55–28:02)

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