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New Territory Water Reuse – A Community Effort to Reduce Water Costs Nathan White, E.I.T. July 2015
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
