6th Annual Breakfast with the BoardA MUD Overview

&Presentation on Drainage

Saturday, April 7, 2018

What is a Municipal Utility District?

A government jurisdiction created by the Texas Commission of

Environmental Quality (TCEQ) that provides public utilities

such as water and sewer services to the residents of that

District.

Fort Bend MUD 23 is comprised of 6 neighborhoods:

Teal Run

Teal Run North

Estates of Teal Run

Andover Farms

Cambridge Falls

Winfield Lakes

Fast Facts About Fort Bend MUD 23

Created

Feb. 15, 1978

Approximately 4,400 homes

1,300 acres of land

6 Neighborhoods

Fort Bend MUD 23 Funding Sources

Water Bill Revenue

Property taxes:

2017 rate is $0.82 per $100 of property value

$1,640 MUD 23 tax bill for a $200,000 home

FBC tax rate: $0.569

ESD 7 tax rate: $0.10

Fort Bend ISD tax rate: $1.32

Fort Bend MUD 23 Historical Tax Rate

$0.00

$0.20

$0.40

$0.60

$0.80

$1.00

$1.20

$1.40

$1.60

$1.80

$2.00

1983 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Tax Rate

Tax Rate

Summary of Major MUD 23 Expenses

Debt Payments for the Water, Sewer, and Drainage Infrastructure

Operation and Repairs of the Water & Sewer Plants System

Maintenance Of The Drainage System

Maintenance of the Park System

Security: 6 Constables

Garbage Collection

Your MUD Board

Attorney

Engineer

Auditor

Financial Advisor

Bookkeeper

Operator

Delinquent Tax Attorney

Tax Assessor/Collector

NAME TITLE

William Thomas President

Anzilla Gilmore Vice-President

Ellen Hughes Secretary

Chris Robinson Asst. Vice President

Steven Gates Asst. Secretary

Consultants that assist with MUD operations

Water Conservation

Water no more than 2 times per week

Modify watering schedule based on weather

conditions: take advantage of free water

Sprinkler Systems should be monitored and

maintained at least quarterly

Household Conservation

Saving Water = Saving $$$

Where does the water go when it rains?

Hurricane

Harvey:

Houston

64.58 Highest recorded rainfall (Nederland,

TX)

39.11 Wettest month on record: August,

2017

19.21 The second wettest month: June, 2001

79.69 2017 Houston annual rainfall total (record)

72.86 1900 Houston annual rainfall (previous

record)

2 mph Speed of Harvey’s eye as it moved

across Houston

Hurricane

Harvey:

Fort Bend

County

30-40 inches of rain

40 mph wind, 65 mph gusts

4 tornadoes spawned

55 ft Brazos River crest (45 ft

flood stage)

10,000 year rain event

Hurricane

Harvey:

MUD 23

42 inches of rain fell from Aug 25-

29, 2017 (recorded IN MUD 23)

The FBC Drainage District standard

for a 100 year storm is 12.5 inches

in 24 hours

Less than .2% of homes had water

in them as a result of Hurricane

Harvey

Hurricane Harvey: MUD 23

The Drainage SystemThe entire system performed remarkably well

Detention ponds filled first as designed

Streets filled next as designed

House flooding was minimal (less than .2%)

By Wednesday Sept 6th all ponds were back to

normal (7 days)

Hurricane Harvey: MUD 23

The StreetsMany streets were impassable for varying

lengths of time starting Saturday, August 26th

Teal Run, Teal Run North, Estates of Teal Run and

Cambridge Falls were drivable Tuesday, August

29th

Andover Farms and Winfield Lakes became fully

drivable Wednesday, August 30th

Common MisconceptionsSpecific to MUD 23

We have NO gates that are opened or

closed to control flooding

We have NO pumps that help get the water

off the streets and into the ponds (Gravity

does that)

We are NOT in a Levee Improvement

District

MUD 23 Drainage System

Storm

Sewer

Ditches

Detention

Pond

Storm Water Pumps in Andover Farms

These Pumps move

water from the

detention pond to

the outfall channel

(Chocolate Bayou)

Storm Water Pumps (pond near Burton Elementary)

These pumps move

water from the

detention pond to

the outfall ditch,

which then drains

into Longpoint

Creek.

MUD 23 Drainage System

All aspects of the system are built to Fort Bend

County Drainage District standards

Water accumulating in the street IS part of the

drainage plan

Anyone concerned with being temporarily

trapped in a home should consider voluntary

evacuation as hurricanes or tropical storms

approach Houston