SUBJECT: Petition for the City’s consent to the addition of 9.2010 acres to Kingsbridge Municipal Utility District (Key Map No. 527V).
RECOMMENDATION: Petition for the City’s consent to the addition of 9.2010 acres to Kingsbridge Municipal Utility District be approved.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION: Kingsbridge Municipal Utility District has petitioned the City of Houston for consent to add 9.2010 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 Old Richmond Road, Richmond-Gaines Road, Bissonnet Street, and State Highway 6 South. The district desires to add 9.2010 acres, thus yielding a total of 1,011.1263 acres. The district is served by a regional plant, the Renn Road Municipal Utility District Wastewater Treatment Plant, which serves Renn Road Municipal Utility District in addition to Kingsbridge Municipal Utility District. The nearest major drainage facility for Kingsbridge Municipal Utility District is Oyster Creek, which flows into Flat Bank Creek, then into the Brazos River, and finally into the Gulf of Mexico.
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