Harris County MUD 26

Harris County MUD 26 Drinking Water Report Info
The District is a municipal utility district made by a request for the Texas Water Rights Commission, an ancestor to the TCEQ, dated August 22, 1972, under Article XVI, Section 59 of the Texas Constitution, and works under the arrangements of Chapter 49 and Chapter 54 of the Texas Water Code, as corrected, and other general rules of Texas pertinent to municipal utility districts. The District, which lies entirely inside the extraterritorial ward of the City of Houston, is dependent upon the proceeding with supervisory purview of the TCEQ. Reason The District is enabled, in addition to other things, to fund, buy, build, work and keep up all works, improvements, offices and plants important for the inventory and appropriation of water; the accumulation, transportation, and treatment of wastewater; and the control and preoccupation of tempest water. The District may issue bonds and different types of obligation to buy or build such offices. The District may likewise give strong waste gathering and transfer administrations. Area The District is found around 22 miles north of the central midtown business district of the City of Houston and two (2) miles northwest of the City of Humble, Texas. The District outskirts the City of Houston on its east and south limits and is found roughly five miles north of Houston Intercontinental Airport. Access to the District is given by Interstate Highway 45 or U.S. Interstate 59 north to Farm-to-Market Road 1960. U.S. Interstate 59 and other significant parkways and avenues give access to significant work focuses in the Harris County region. The District is situated inside the restrictive extraterritorial purview of the City of Houston and inside the limits of the Aldine Independent School District. Land Use The District contains roughly 1,357 sections of land, of which around 1,186 sections of land are developable. Roughly 861 sections of land have been created as single-family private subdivisions, around 27 sections of land have been created as a high rise, roughly 108 sections of land have been produced for business purposes, and around 103 sections of land of business/multi-family holds are presented with trunk border offices, yet have no vertical improvements developed. Two schools (charge excluded) and a congregation (charge absolved) are situated on around 25 sections of land inside the District. Around 62 developable sections of land have not been furnished with water, wastewater and tempest seepage offices important to the development of assessable improvements and roughly 171 sections of land are not developable (147 sections of land of park and diversion as a major aspect of Harris County Park System and 24 sections of land of utility destinations, easements and privileges of-way). Portrayal of the System Water Supply and Storage: Three water supply plants serve the District. Water Plant No. 1, in spite of the fact that serving the District, is situated outside the east limits of the District. Crisis water supply is furnished by an interconnect with the water supply system of Hunter's Glen Municipal Utility District. Change to Surface Water: The Authority charges the District, and other major groundwater clients, an expense for each 1,000 gallons devoured. The Authority additionally charges for surface water gave, which the District doesn't as of now get. These rates are occasionally reexamined with the present rates made accessible on the Authority's site: www.nhcrwa.org. Wastewater Treatment: The District is served by a 1,500,000 gallon for each day ("gpd") wastewater treatment plant. 100 Year Flood Plain Approximately 133 sections of land situated inside the District are inside the multi year flood plain. This property involves the Jesse Jones Park, which is a Harris County park, claimed by Harris County. Guideline Construction and activity of the District's water, wastewater and tempest seepage system (the "System") as it presently exists or as it might be extended every now and then is dependent upon administrative ward of government, state and neighborhood specialists. The TCEQ practices proceeding, supervisory authority over the District. Development of water, sanitary sewer and tempest waste offices is dependent upon the administrative authority of the District, the City of Houston, Harris County, and the Harris County Flood Control District. Harris County and the TCEQ additionally practice administrative ward over parts of the District's system..