SUBJECT: Fourth Amendment to the Water Supply Contract between the City of Houston and the City of Humble.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve an ordinance authorizing a Fourth Amendment to a Water Supply Contract between the City of Houston and the City of Humble.
PREVIOUS HISTORY AND SCOPE: On September 17, 1997, under Ordinance No. 1997-1136, the City of Houston (the "City") approved the original Water Supply Contract (the "Contract”) between the City and the City of Humble (“Humble”). Under the Contract, Humble provides water to areas of the City adjacent to Humble that are not connected to the City's Main Public Water System, and the City provides surface Water to Humble to augment Humble's groundwater supply. On September 11, 2002, under Ordinance No. 2002-0846, the City approved a First Amendment to specify how much surface water the City will provide Humble to facilitate Humble's compliance with groundwater reduction rules adopted by Harris-Galveston Subsidence District ("HGSD"). On December 3, 2014, under Ordinance No. 2014-1037, the City approved a Second Amendment to transfer ownership of a particular water line segment from the City to Humble. On April 13, 2022, under Ordinance No. 2022-0274, the City approved a Third Amendment to clarify the City's commitment to provide surface water to Humble under the Contract. The clarification was necessary to align delivery dates and surface water amounts with HGSD's current rules, which were adopted after execution of the First Amendment.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: The City and Humble now desire to amend the Contract to add a second connection point ("Second Connection") between the City and Humble. The Second Connection will be constructed and funded by Humble and will follow all permitting requirements, including plan review and approval by the Office of the City Engineer. The maximum amount of water that Humble can take through the Second Connection is 2.8 million gallons per day.
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Randall V. Macchi
Chief Operating Officer
Houston Public Works