Harris Galveston Subsidence District and West Harris County Regional Water Authority

Harris County MUD 71 is within the boundaries of the Harris Galveston Subsidence District (the Subsidence District), which regulates groundwater withdrawal. The Subsidence District has adopted regulations requiring reduction of groundwater withdrawals through conversion to alternate source water (e.g., surface water) in certain areas within the Subsidence District’s jurisdiction, including the land within Harris County MUD 71. The Subsidence District imposes disincentive fee penalties, currently $8.46 per 1,000 gallons of water, for groundwater use that exceeds its regulations.

For more information about the Subsidence District, please visit: http://hgsubsidence.org

In 2001, the Texas legislature created the West Harris County Regional Water Authority (the Authority) to, among other things, reduce groundwater usage in, and to provide surface water to, the western portion of Harris County and a small portion of Fort Bend County. Harris County MUD 71 is located within the boundaries of the Authority. The Authority has entered into a Water Supply Contract with the City of Houston to obtain treated surface water from Houston. The Authority has developed a groundwater reduction plan (GRP) and obtained Subsidence District approval of its GRP. The Authority’s GRP sets forth the Authority’s plan to comply with the Subsidence District regulations, construct surface water facilities, and convert users from groundwater to alternate source water (e.g., surface water). Harris County MUD 71 has not yet been converted to alternate source water, but instead currently pays pumpage fees to the Authority in the amount of $2.45 per 1,000 gallons of groundwater pumped.

Click here for an introductory video from the Authority

For more information about the Authority, please visit: http://www.whcrwa.com

Best Trash – Holiday Schedule

In observance of the holiday, there will be no trash pick up for Harris County Municipal Utility District 71 on Tuesday, July 4th. Service will resume on the next regularly scheduled pick-up day, Friday, July 7th.