| Providing quality basic public services remains the essential platform for the community’s advancement. State-of-the-art public safety practice and technology secure life and property in addition to high value/low cost utilities. The municipality owns its own electric power production and distribution system [Garland Power & Light (GP&L)], transfer station, refuse collection, and landfill. Furthermore, it controls and runs its own water service, wastewater treatment plants, and a myriad of municipal services required by a growing population of more than 225,000 citizens. Investments in the modernization and expansion of these public facilities are critical to Garland’s sustainable future development.
| Garland Power & Light |
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Capacity
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603 megawatts |
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Overhead lines
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1,007 miles |
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Underground lines
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1,000 miles |
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Electric substations
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23 stations |
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Transmission lines
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133 miles |
| Water and Wastewater |
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System rating
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Superior |
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Water mains
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1,086 miles |
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Sewer mains
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985 miles |
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Storage capacity
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44.35 million gallons |
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Pumping capacity
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229.94 million gallons |
| Stormwater Management |
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Hazardous materials collected
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400 gallons |
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Household hazardous waste disposed
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116,000 tons |
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Sediment kept out of drainage channels
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40,000 tons |
Source: City of Garland
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