City of Pearland mulls stockpiling water, food for next disaster
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Customers wait outside at a Home Depot in Pearland to enter the store to buy supplies during the recent winter storm. City officials are pondering if Pearland should stockpile food and water for when the next severe weather event occurs.THOMAS SHEA, Contributor / AFP via Getty Images
Pearland city officials are considering creating a stockpile of water and nonperishable foods in preparation for the area’s next severe weather event.
City Council discussed the idea at its Feb. 22 meeting, with members saying it’s not a matter of if another storm strikes, but when.
Pearland wastewater plant poised for major expansion
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A $74 million expansion project is slated to start this spring at the John Hargrove treatment plant at 5900 Magnolia in Pearland.Kirk Sides / Staff PhotographerShow MoreShow Less
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The project would boost the plant’s daily treatment capacity, now 4 million, to 6 million.Kirk Sides / Staff PhotographerShow MoreShow Less
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Should construction begin in April, the city anticipates completion in October 2023.Kirk Sides / Staff PhotographerShow MoreShow Less
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Expansion of the city of Pearland’s John Hargrove wastewater plant is scheduled to begin in the spring to boost the facility’s treatment capacity by 50 percent.