SUBJECT: Petition for the City’s consent to the addition of 181.7500 acres to Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 1 (Key Map No. 249V; 249Z).
RECOMMENDATION: Petition for the City’s consent to the addition of 181.7500 acres to Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 1 be approved.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 1 has petitioned the City of Houston for consent to add 181.7500 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 Spring Stuebner Road, Stuebner Airline, Huffsmith Road, and Kuykendahl Road. The district desires to add 181.7500 acres, thus yielding a total of 1,276.4700 acres. The district is served by a district plant, the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 1 Wastewater Treatment Facility No. 1. The nearest major drainage facility for Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 1 is Willow Creek, which flows to Cypress Creek, then into Spring Creek, then into the San Jacinto River, and finally into Lake Houston.
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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Dale A. Rudick, P. E., Director
Department of Public Works and Engineering