Author: WCID 50

Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 50

District Bulletin Board

NOTICE OF RATE INCREASE

Notice of Payment System Upgrades; New Provider

To access your personalized online portal visit: www.eyeonwater.net/signup. You will need the following information to register for an online account: Zip Code, Account Number, E-Mail Address.

Who’s Wasting Our Water (Texas Monthly – August 2024)

Water Conservation Tips

Land Subsidence in the United States – USGS Report : April 1, 2000

Where land is sinking the fastest in the U.S.A. (Houston Gulf Coast is #1) – The Washington Post : May 30, 2023

Community Care and Awareness: Public Service Insights from the Texas Association of Water Board Directors (AWBD)

“Protect the Pipes, Don’t Flush the Wipes!” Despite being marketed as flushable these wipes cannot be processed through sewerage treatment plants and wreak havoc on them, driving up operating costs and in turn your bills. They can also clog pipes and cause sewage backups, leading to public health hazards and expensive repairs.

“Stormwater Drains Aren’t Trash Dumpsters.” They should not be used for disposal of any materials or liquids other than water as they are direct channels to our rivers and oceans. Be a pollution preventer not a pollution participant.

Through WCID No. 50’s website you can easily find links to the following services:

 

Corona Virus Notice

Due to the current corona virus situation, our office will be closed to visitors until further notice; however, our office staff will still be on duty to take calls and handle administrative processes and our field personnel will still be out performing their regular duties including meter reading. While they welcome greetings and a friendly howdy or wave hello, please avoid direct contact with them for now. For water emergencies and to conduct other business please contact the office by telephone at (281) 326-5573.

To pay bills we would prefer at this time that you pay online rather than by mail or using our drop box so as to limit pathways for transmission of the virus.

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We hope you remain well and that these temporary measures will only be required for a short time.

Thank you.

Notice of Sewer Line Smoke Testing

The District has recently completed an approximately 20-year program to renovate or replace all of the aging sewer lines within the District using modern, durable, and long-lasting pipe materials. All of this was accomplished within the District’s normal annual budgets except for the last recently completed segments, which were funded under voter approved bond authority at as minimal a level as possible.

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