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Flood Control & �Severe Weather Preparedness�Fort Bend MUD 47 - Open House�April 18, 2022

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Tonight’s Agenda

MUD 101
Flood Control & Severe Weather Preparedness
Question & Answer

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MUD 101

What is a MUD?
Your MUD Board
MUD vs HOA vs Missouri City

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What is a Municipal Utility District (MUD)?

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A local governmental entity created by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) that may provide a broad range of public services such as water and sewer service to the residents of that District.

Fort Bend MUD 47 is comprised of these neighborhoods:
Vicksburg to the west of Vicksburg Blvd
Olympia Estates – old section to the west of Vicksburg Blvd
Olympia Estates – new section to the west of Vicksburg Blvd
The Enclave at Lake Shore Harbour
A small section of Lake Shore Hourbor that includes Pantano Ct, Varna Ct, Altino Ct, Venoso Ct, Anzio Ct, Volterra Lakes Dr, and about 20 houses on Aldridge Drive
Walmart tract

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Your MUD Board

Jerry Cogan –President�Lynette Salmon-Vice President�Lauren Svatek-Secretary�Jeff Ford- Assistant Secretary/Treasurer�Joe Scranton-Director

Consultants who serve FB MUD 47

Attorney Engineer

Auditor Financial Advisor

Bookkeeper Operator

Delinquent Tax Attorney Tax Assessor/Collector

Ditch & Trail Maintenance Contractor Website Maintenance Contractor

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Services Provided�

Water
Wastewater
Storm Drainage
Walking trail

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MUD 47 Fast Facts

MUD 47 created : March 8, 1983
First meeting of Board of Directors: March 17, 1983.
Total water connections: 946 residential & 18 commercial
District size: 362.72 acres
Certified property value: $260,513,898
The District currently owns 306,571 gallons per day (“gpd”) of wastewater treatment and 518,450 gpd of treated water capacity in plant facilities operated by the City and jointly owned by MUD 47, MUD 48 and the City.
The District maintains the ability to purchase additional plant capacity from the City by paying a capital recovery fee it has negotiated with the City.

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Areas of Responsibility: MUD vs HOA vs City

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Municipal Utility District	Missouri City	Homeowners Association
Maintenance of water and sanitary sewer lines within residential areas up to personal property lines	Provision of safe drinking water to all residents and commercial entities in the MUD	Maintenance of HOA parks and other recreational facilities (pools/tennis courts)
Billing for water & sanitary sewer usage and pass-through billing for garbage collection	Management of garbage collection contract with GFL Environmental
Maintenance of storm water drainage system and drainage ditches	Sidewalk and street maintenance	Landscaping of common areas and other neighborhood beautification projects
Enforcement of District Rate Order	Enforcement of city ordinances	Enforcement of deed restrictions
Collection of MUD taxes	Collection of city taxes	Collection of annual HOA assessment

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Flood Control & Severe Weather Preparedness

Fort Bend MUD 47 - Open House

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What is flood control?

The City of Missouri City Public Infrastructure Manual states the storm sewer system goal as “the prevention of structure flooding and the maintenance of one lane passable in each direction on major thoroughfares during a 100-year storm event.”

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Frequently Used Terms

Design Criteria:

The system is designed according to City of Missouri City (COMC) criteria that takes an estimated rainfall (100-year event) over a given area to determine the volume of water to be conveyed or stored within the system.

100-year storm

A level of intensity of a rainfall that has a 1 percent probability of occurring in any given year.
This is NOT a rainfall that will occur only once every 100 years.

Capacity

The amount of water that a given drainage facility can store or convey at any given time.

Inlet

Often referred to as the “gutter”, is the structure along the curb that allows the water to enter the storm sewer system

Watershed

A specific area of land where all of the water that drains off it goes to the same place (river, drainage channel, lake etc.).

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Where does all the water go?

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Step 1:

Lot to Street

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Step 2:

Street to inlet and into drainage system

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Step 3:

Drainage system through outfall pipe into drainage channel.

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Step 4:

Drainage channel to Vicksburg ditch

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Step 4:

Drainage channel to Mustang Bayou Diversion Channel to Kitty Hollow

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Kitty Hollow – Regional Detention Facility

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Step 5:

Vicksburg ditch to Lower Oyster Creek

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Step 6:

Lower Oyster Creek merges into Sienna External Channel

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Step 7:

Sienna External Channel outfalls to the Brazos River

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Step 8:

Brazos River outfalls into the Gulf of Mexico

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Why does the street hold water during a large rain event?

Street ponding of short duration is anticipated and designed to compliment the overall system capacity and capability. When the rain event exceeds the capacity of the underground pipe storm sewer system the additional run-off can be stored in roadways to reduce the threat of flooding to structures.

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Key Take Aways

Obstructions or debris blocking the drainage system can increase the threat of flooding.
Observe your surroundings. If you see something blocking the flow of water reach out to the MUD or City to address the issue.
Do not litter or insert objects into the system that could cause a blockage, direct damage to the system, or a pollutant to the water.

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Pictures of debris in storm drainage pipes within the Fort Bend MUD 47 storm water drainage system

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��https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps�

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Preparedness

Know your watershed so you can better understand the information provided during a flooding event.
Know where your home/area/street drains and keep an eye on how that facility is holding up during a large rain event.
Additional helpful websites focused on severe weather preparedness

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Preparedness

Sign up for “Priority Messaging” to get severe weather and other service alerts texted directly to you.

Or text “fbmud47” to 484848 to register

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Operator Preparedness

Municipal District Services (MDS) has an Emergency Response Plan (ERP) in place

Reviewed annually before hurricane season and each time it is enacted
Includes procedures for response to tropical storms, hurricanes, flooding, ice storms, tornadoes, pandemics and cyber security threats
Trains employees on ERP

Fort Bend MUD 47 specific

Autodialers on Lift Stations – automatically alerts MDS for power outages, high wet well levels and pump alarms
District owned generator – kept in district for use at lift stations if needed; weekly and annual testing performed; semi-annual maintenance; fuel tanks also maintained
Winterizing of all facility equipment
Preventive maintenance of District facilities & equipment – lift pumps, generator, control panel, check valves: performed throughout the year on daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually and annual basis
Training: MDS trains their operators and emergency response staff throughout the year. Safety is #1 priority.

MDS 24/7 problem report line: 281-290-6503

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Question & Answer

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Useful Resources

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www.fbmud47.org
www.mdswater.com
MDS 24/7 problem report line: 281-290-6503

https://www.ready.gov

https://fbcoem.org/

https://www.mdswater.com/hurricane-preparedness/