SUBJECT: Petition for the City's consent to the addition of 0.5165 acre of land to Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 109 (Key Map No. 371-E).
RECOMMENDATION: (Summary) The petition for the addition of 0.5165 acre of land to Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 109 be approved.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION:
Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 109 has petitioned the City of Houston for consent to add 0.5165 acre of land, located in the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction, 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 W. Richey Road, Champion Forest Drive, Pinewood Springs Drive, and Misty Valley Drive. The district desires to add 0.5165 acre, thus yielding a total of 819.6553 acres. The district is served by a regional plant, Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 109 Wastewater Treatment Plant. The other district served by this plant is Fountainhead Municipal Utility District. The nearest major drainage facility for Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 109 is Greens Bayou which flows into 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.