- Last Update: July 1, 2009
2008 Drinking Water Report - Drought Contingency Plan - Special Parks Meeting (below)

Important Water Use Information

Harris County MUD No 43 is now in Stage 1 of our "Drought Contingency Plan"
We are, as of June 26, 2009 in the first stage of our Drought Contingency Plan This means that everyone should voluntarily reduce water use or we could go into a more severe stage in our drought contingency plan very quickly.

Signs have been posted at our entrances

You are asked to water on specific days and at designated times.

If you live on the even side of the street (0,2,4,6,8), you are limited to outdoor water use on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday between midnight and 9:00am and 7:00pm and midnight

If you live on the odd side of the street (1,3,5,7,9), you are limited to outdoor water use on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday between midnight and 9:00am and 7:00pm and midnight

No Outdoor water use on Mondays

**Stage 2 of the plan uses the same days and times but there are many other restrictions and the ability to charge penalties & surcharges equal to 200% of the rate for water. and possible disconnection of service for repeat offenders.
1. All outdoor water use must be conducted with a hand held hose with a manual on-off nozzle. The use of sprinklers or an automatic sprinkler system is prohibited at all times.

Stage 2 Restrictions

1. All outdoor water use must be conducted with a hand held hose with a manual on-off nozzle. The use of sprinklers or an automatic sprinkler system is prohibited at all times.

2. Permitting water to accumulate or run in any gutter or street is a violation of this order.

3. The following public water uses not essential for public health and safety must be curtailed.
    a. Washing down streets, sidewalks, walkways, driveways or other hard surfaced areas;
    b. Use of water from Fire Hydrants other than fire fighting purposes
    c. Filling of swimming pools, wading pools, spas, fountains and Jacuzzi type pools
    d. Failure to repair a controllable leak within a reasonable period of time

If we all stay on the plan we will have all the water we need

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Election Results

The Park Bond election was held on Saturday May 9, 2009 at the Birnam Wood Clubhouse on 23803 Birnam Wood Blvd. The measure passed with 33 in favor and 3 opposing.

Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 43 (the District) was created by an order of the Texas Water Commission, now known as the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (the Commission), effective May 23, 1972, in accordance with the Texas Water Code, Chapter 54. The District operates in accordance with Chapters 49 and 54 of the Texas Water Code and is subject to the continuing supervision of the Commission. The principal functions of the District are to finance, construct, own and operate waterworks, wastewater and drainage facilities and to provide such facilities and services lo the customers of the District.

The District is governed by a Board of Directors consisting of five individual who are resident or owners of property within the District and are elected by voters within the District. This Board of Directors sets the policies of the District. The accounting and reporting policies of the District conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for state and local governments as defined by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board.

Park Master Plan

Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 43 Recreation Facilities

Other Relevant Factors
Relationship with the City of Houston
Under existing Texas law, since the District lies wholly within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Houston (the City), the District must conform to the City ordinance consenting lo the creation of the District. In addition, the District may be annexed by the City without the District's consent. If the District is annexed, the City must assume the District's assets and obligations (including the bonded indebtedness) and abolish the District within 90 days.

Contracts with Other Governmental Units
On May 1, 1991, the District entered into a 40-year agreement which provides for the creation of the Treschwig Regional Wastewater Treatment Facilities Joint Powers Board (the Joint Powers Board). The Joint powers Board is comprised of a member of the board of Directors of each participant in the facilities and is responsible for the ownership, operation, maintenance and expansion of the wastewater treatment facilities and the delivery of service.

Under the terms of the agreement, the District is currently entitled to use 25.75 percent of the 2,000,000 gallons-per-day plant capacity. Operations and maintenance costs are shared on the basis of capacity ownership and equivalent single-family residential connections. The costs of any future expansion will be shared on a basis to "be agreed upon within a separate agreement.

During the year ended December 31, 2007, the District was billed $165,916 for its share of operating costs. The agreement also requires that the district contribute to an operating reserve for the payment of operating costs on a timely basis. The District has deposited $8,085 as its share of the reserve.

The District is within the bounds of the North Harris County Regional Water Authority (the Authority) which was created by the Texas Legislature. The Authority was created to provide a regional entity to acquire surface water and build the necessary facilities to convert from groundwater to surface water in order to meet conversion requirements mandated by the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District, which regulates groundwater withdrawal. As of December 31, 2007 the District paid the Authority $0.99 per 1,000 gallons of water pumped from its well. The amount is subject to future increases and is billed to the residences on a equivalent basis.

The District also has contracts in place for water interconnect is case of emergency. The district has a reciprocal contract with Harris Count M.U.D. #136 and a pay as used connection with HCMUD #82.

The District has a agreement with Harris County to provide 3 constables for security services within the district. Birnam Woods III, IV, V HOA shares the cost of one of the constables thru a contract with the district.