As those in the water/wastewater industry know all too well, it’s not just homes that must be evaluated and rebuilt in the months following Hurricane Harvey’s devastation. The area surrounding Houston, Texas, is also home to hundreds of public and private facilities vital to infrastructure — and many of them were (or still are) underwater.Harvey’s floodwaters have brewed up a toxic mess of chemicals and waste from overburdened treatment plants, numerous types of chemical facilities, refineries, liquefied natural gas import/export terminals, power plants and natural gas processing plants.To get a handle on the scope of Houston’s infrastructure problems, the Union
Online Tool Shows WWTPs Affected by Harvey
The Union of Concerned Scientists has uploaded an interactive map showing the hurricane's impact on Houston's infrastructure
Sep 11, 2017 | by Anthony Drew |














