SUBJECT: Petition for the City's consent to the addition of three (3) tracts of land totaling 344.62 acres to Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 502 (Key Map No. 406-D & 407-A).
RECOMMENDATION: (Summary) The petition for the addition of three (3) tracts of land totaling 344.62 acres to Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 502 be approved.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION:
Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 502 has petitioned the City of Houston for consent to add 344.62 acres 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 Tuckerton Road, Fry Road, Cypress Creek, and Barker Cypress Road. The district desires to add 344.62 acres, thus yielding a total of 790.72 acres. The district is served by a regional plant, Horsepen Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant. The other districts served by this plant are Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 500, and Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 501. The nearest major drainage facility for Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 502 is Horsepen Creek which flows into Langham Creek then into South Mayde Creek, into Buffalo Bayou and finally into the Houston Ship Channel.
Potable water is provided by Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 500 Water Plant No. 1. 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.