new territory water reuse – a community effort to reduce...

New Territory Water Reuse –A Community Effort to Reduce Water Costs

Nathan White, E.I.T.

July 2015

New Territory

FT BEND MUD 68

FT BEND MUD 112

FT BEND MUD 69

FT BEND MUD 111

FT BEND MUD 67

Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District No. 7

Annexation

• Entered Into Strategic Partnership Agreement with Sugar Land in 2007

• Annexation Becomes a Possibility as Early as 2017

• Start Paying Irrigation Rates

Groundwater Reduction Plan

• Fort Bend Subsidence District Mandates All Water Suppliers Convert From Groundwater to Alternative Water Sources

This chart reflects the GRP rates projected by the City through 2047 from the 2012 Reuse Study.

Water Reuse Studies

Financing

• MUDs Could Not Incur Debt

• New Territory Residential Association Could Not Afford Project

• Levee Improvement District Had to Finance Project

• Total Cost of Project = $14,500,000

• $0.04 Increase in LID Tax Rate for Project

Public Election

• Legislation Granted LID the Authority to Impose Taxes and Sell Bonds for Reuse

• Public Meeting Was Held to Gain Support Before the Election

• Passed With a Vote of 287 to 34

Example Slide from Public Meeting

Wastewater Treatment Plant

Reuse Water Plant

Reuse Water Plant

Wastewater Treatment Plant

Irrigation System

Conclusion

• Special financing to was used to fund project

• Program was moved forward by MUDs, LID, NTRCA and City of Sugar Land