But the lights of the big city were too bright for him. He decided the Valley would be the home for his family. We wanted to come home. He started working at Brownsville PUB in 1973 as assistant superintendent for the power plant s fuel and energy departments for the next 15 years. He then stepped up as the supervisor of the power plant, water plant and the fuel and energy departments.
Hurricanes are always very devastating to our customers.
The crucial element during a hurricane is to keep a steady flow of energy in the plant and pressure in the water system, he said. Our main goal is to keep the water running by pressurizing the lines. The sewer can t get into the water supply. And when the hurricane passes, power is ready to go, he said. A misconception people have about electricity during stormy weather or hurricanes is that the power plant is down.