SUBJECT: Petition for the City's consent to the addition of 25.000 acres of land to Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 148 (Key Map No. 416-M).
RECOMMENDATION: (Summary) The petition for the addition of 25.000 acres of land to Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 148 be approved.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION:
Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 148 has petitioned the City of Houston for consent to add 25.000 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 Garrett Road, North Lake Houston Parkway, Lockwood Road and East Sam Houston Parkway (Beltway 8). The district desires to add 25.000 acres, thus yielding a total of 710.926 acres. The district is served by the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 148 Wastewater Treatment Plant. The nearest major drainage facility for the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 148 is Greens Bayou, which flows into the Houston Ship Channel and finally into Galveston Bay.
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.