SUBJECT: Petition for the City’s consent to the addition of 1.896 acres to Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 157 (Key Map No. 406L).
RECOMMENDATION: Petition for the City’s consent to the addition of 1.896 acres to Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 157 be approved.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 157 has petitioned the City of Houston for consent to add 1.896 acres, located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City, to the district.
The Utility District Review Committee has evaluated the application with respect to wastewater collection and treatment, potable water distribution, storm water conveyance, and other public services.
The district is located in the vicinity of FM 529, Fry Road, Longenbaugh Road, and Greenhouse Road. The district desires to add 1.896 acres, thus yielding a total of 1,104.036 acres. The district is served by a regional plant, the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 157 Wastewater Treatment Plant which also serves Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 165. The nearest major drainage facility for Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 157 is Dinner Creek which flows to Langham Creek, then to Bear Creek, then to South Mayde Creek, then to Buffalo Bayou, and finally to the Houston Ship Channel.
Potable water is provided by the district. By executing the Petition for Consent, the district has acknowledged that all plans for the construction of water conveyance, wastewater collection, and storm water collection systems within the district must be approved by the City of Houston prior to their construction.
The Utility District Review Committee recommends that the subject petition be approved.
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Carol Ellinger Haddock, P. E.
Acting Director
Department of Public Works and Engineering