Author: CCUD

On Friday, October 6, 2023, North Harris County Regional Water Authority issued a notice of termination of  Drought Contingency Plan Stage II but Stage I will remain in effect.  Signage for this change has been posted throughout our neighborhoods.

At the September 14th Board of Directors meeting, the CCUD Board of Directors revised the CCUD district’s Drought Contingency Plan after receiving feedback from district residents and after reviewing drought contingency plans from other utility districts.  The main change affects the timing of allowed outdoor irrigation for households.  Also changes were made to the Stage III plan about outdoor irrigation of landscaped areas.  See the full newly revised CCUD Drought Contingency Plan.

CCUD Stage 1 Drought Measures under Drought Contingency Plan

Stage 1 Mild Water Shortage Drought Response Measures; Voluntary Water Use Restrictions

Target: Achieve a 5% reduction in daily water demand.

1. Water Customers will be asked to voluntarily reduce water use, and will be informed of specific steps that can be taken to reduce water use.
2. Water Customers will be advised that mandatory measures may be imposed if the water shortage period continues.
3. Water Customers will be asked to check for and repair all leaks, dripping faucets, and running toilets, and will be asked to utilize water conservation measures such as displacement bags, low flow shower heads and leak detection tablets.

Water Customers shall be requested to limit outdoor irrigation between the hours of 12:00 midnight to 5:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight on designated watering days (no watering on Mondays).

1. Sundays and Thursdays for single family residential customers with even-numbered addresses;
2. Saturdays and Wednesdays for single family residential customers with odd-numbered street addresses; and
3. Tuesdays and Fridays for all other customers

In the event no street address exists, only Customers living on the north and west side of a street may use water outdoors on even-numbered days and only Customers on the south and east side of a street may use water outdoors on odd-numbered days.

Thursday, October 5, 2023
6:30 to 7:30 PM

Meeting Location:

Norchester Activity Center / Clubhouse
13439 Jones Road, Houston, Texas 77070

• Special Meeting Agenda (PDF)
• Engineer’s Report for Bond Authorization Election (PDF)
• Information Presentation for Bond Authorization Election (PDF)

The next phase of sanitary sewer rehab work is scheduled to occur between 8/28/2023 to 9/12/2023. Please click the following link to the Sanitary Rehab Phase Map for the locations where this work is schedule to occur. If there are any issues associated with this work, residents should call Marcus Beasley at 832-206-6211, Mike Blasczyk at 832-396-1233 Dale Rogers at 281-898-0636 with Insituform Technologies, LLC.

While the Contractor will make their best efforts to stick to the tentative schedule, sometimes factors like weather and other circumstances may affect the schedule.

Cypress Creek Utility District has implemented Stage 2 Drought Response Measures under its Drought Contingency Plan, effective August 27, 2023, and continuing until a similar notice is provided that the implementation has been lifted.

The Stage 2 Drought Response Measures are mandatory, and penalties for violation may be imposed if a water shortage continues. Penalties include written notice for first violation, and water disconnection and/or monetary penalties for additional instances of noncompliance.

Stage 2 Drought Response Measures

Please continue to voluntarily reduce all water use.

Outdoor irrigation is limited to no more than two (2) days per week. Outdoor irrigation is permitted between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. of the following day in conformity with the following schedule (no watering on Mondays).

a. Sundays and Thursdays for single family residential customers with even-numbered street addresses;

b. Saturdays and Wednesdays for single family residential customers with odd-numbered street addresses; and

c. Tuesdays and Fridays for all other customers.

Please check for and repair all leaks, dripping faucets, and running toilets, and utilize water conservation measures such as displacement bags, low-flow shower heads and leak detection tablets.

All detectible water leaks must be repaired within 72 hours of discovery.

The entire CCUD Drought Contingency Plan is posted on this website under the Resources>Documents tab.

The City of Houston (COH), the primary source of water for the North Harris County Regional Water Authority (Authority), has entered stage two of their Drought Contingency Plan, effective on August 27, 2023. The COH’s drought response calls for mandatory water conservations efforts to reduce water use, that will reduce the daily volume of water delivered. The Houston Public Works Release can be found under https://cityofhouston.news/stagetwodrought.

As required by the Authority’s Drought Contingency Plan, the Authority must enter Stage 2 of our Drought Contingency Plan, when the COH enters into Stage 2 water shortage of their Drought Contingency Plan. The Authority’s Drought Contingency Plan requires that any customer receiving water from the Authority or well owner whose well is included under the Authority’s Harris-Galveston Subsidence District aggregate water well permit:

• Repair detectible water leaks within 72 hours of discovery;
• Utilize water conservation measures such as displacement bags, low-flow shower heads and leak detection tablets;
• Limit outdoor irrigation to the hours 7:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. of the following day on no more than two (2) days per week, in conformity with the following schedule (no watering on Mondays):
  • Sundays and Thursdays for single-family residential customers with even-numbered street addresses
  • Saturdays and Wednesdays for single-family residential customers with odd-numbered street addresses; and
  • Tuesdays and Fridays for all other customers

Compliance with the above requirements is mandatory.

Due to the issues at the City of Houston’s NEWPP, the Authority is experiencing difficulties in meeting the high demand under the extreme weather conditions. The Authority is implementing Stage 1 of our Drought Contingency Plan immediately. The Authority’s Drought Contingency Plan request that any customer receiving water from the Authority or well owner whose well is included under the Authority’s Harris-Galveston Subsidence District aggregate water well permit:

Check for and repair all leaks, dripping faucets, and running toilets.

• Utilize water conservation measures such as displacement bags, low-flow shower heads and leak detection tablets. Additional water conservation tips can be found at www.irrygator.com;
• Limit irrigation to no more than two days per week, between 7:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. following the schedules below:
  • Sundays and Thursdays for single family residential customers with even-numbered street addresses.
  • Saturdays and Wednesdays for single family residential customers with odd-numbered street addresses.
  • Tuesdays and Fridays for all other customers.
  • No watering on Mondays.

Compliance to the above recommendations is voluntary.

Sanitary sewer cleaning and televising is scheduled to occur between 8/08/2023 to 8/21/2023. Please click the following link to the Cleaning and Televising Map for the locations where this work is schedule to occur. If there are any issues associated with this work, residents should call Marcus Beasley at 832-206-6211, Mike Blasczyk at 832-396-1233 Dale Rogers at 281-898-0636 with Insituform Technologies, LLC.

While the Contractor will make their best efforts to stick to the tentative schedule, sometimes factors like weather and other circumstances may affect the schedule.

The next phase of sanitary sewer rehab work is scheduled to occur between 8/08/2023 to 8/21/2023. Please click the following link to the Sanitary Rehab Phase Map for the locations where this work is schedule to occur. If there are any issues associated with this work, residents should call Marcus Beasley at 832-206-6211, Mike Blasczyk at 832-396-1233 Dale Rogers at 281-898-0636 with Insituform Technologies, LLC.

While the Contractor will make their best efforts to stick to the tentative schedule, sometimes factors like weather and other circumstances may affect the schedule.

The recent changes in taste and odor of the treated surface water being delivered by the North Harris County Regional Water Authority (the “Authority”) to a few districts are believed to be the result of a spike in Geosmin and Methyl-Isoborneol (MIB) which are naturally occurring compounds found in Lake Houston. All recent test results have confirmed that the water being supplied by the City of Houston to the Authority and by the Authority to its customers is indeed safe and meets all State and Federal drinking water requirements.

The Authority purchases treated surface water from the City of Houston’s Northeast Water Purification Plant (the “NEWPP”), the raw water source of which is the San Jacinto River and Lake Houston. Seasonal changes such as temperature and rainfall events can influence Geosmin and MIB levels in the water in Lake Houston. Seasonal changes in the lake can impart variations in taste and odor of the treated surface water. The City of Houston continuously monitors the incoming raw water and the finished water leaving the NEWPP to ensure its compliance with all applicable State and Federal drinking water standards.

The Authority is working with the City of Houston to mitigate the variations in taste and odor to the maximum extent possible. Proper disinfection levels are being monitored and maintained. Flushing, where appropriate, is being done to help alleviate the situation. The Authority is continuing to monitor, sample and test the water coming into our system and throughout our transmission and distribution system to ensure that the drinking water being delivered by the Authority is safe to drink.

Cypress Creek Utility District (CCUD) reports that the lab results from its first round of lead and copper testing for 2023 were satisfactory, meeting the compliance requirements and action levels set by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.  The District will now complete a second round of lead and copper testing before year-end and report the results of such testing to residents and businesses in the District.

All persons interested in knowing more about the issue of lead exceedance in drinking water are referred to the District’s previous notice dated June 15, 2023.  That notice reports information on past results of lead testing, sources of lead in drinking water, corrective actions taken by CCUD, and options available to the public for dealing with lead in drinking water.

Robert Camp, President
Cypress Creek Utility District