Public Works' Week in Review for April 25, 2024

The Public Works Department is made up of various sub-departments including Fleet, Line Repair, Streets/Stormwater and Traffic, Wastewater, and Water. Each week, over 100 employees are responsible for the maintenance, monitoring, and improvement of existing and new infrastructure across League City which includes everything from roadways and traffic lights to storm drains, sewers, and water production.

Below are some tips and projects they are working on:

Aeration Basin Repairs

The Wastewater Department, with the assistance of Line Repair's Vac-truck, have removed rags and grit from the bottom of an aeration basin at the Dallas Salmon Wastewater Treatment Plant. This work was done to allow for repairs to the airlines and replacement of fine air diffusers, as well as bringing the basin back to the full 1.2-million-gallon capacity. 28 truckloads amounting to 75 cubic yards of rags and grit were removed over the span of ten days of work. Large scale cleaning activities such as these are necessary to allow for optimal efficiency of the treatment process.

Storm Response and Cleanup

Recently, high winds swept through League City. The high winds exposed structural weakness of many trees across League City. The Public Works Streets, Stormwater, and Traffic Department received many reports of trees that were down. Crews were sent to remove tree debris from the roadways and to open the right of way as soon as possible. After all the emergencies were cleared, dedicated crews were assigned the list of the remaining fallen trees and debris on City property that abutted fence lines and in City easements that were off the roadways. The inspection of all the City owned property and removal of all the tree debris from City right of ways is still ongoing.

Fleet Maintenance Repaired Major Fluid Leak on Ambulance

EMS called Fleet to report an issue with an ambulance, they were returning from a call and the ambulance was having a major fluid leak. The EMS drivers responded quickly by adding fluid and getting the unit back to the station. Fleet arrived at the station to make the necessary repairs allowing the unit to get to the shop to further investigate, after the investigation the mechanics determined the issue, it was having was due to leaking power steering fluid from the hydro-boost. All repairs are complete, and the unit is back in service.