Boil Water Notice for Community Public Water Systems – January 16, 2024

Due to The Freeze, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the Sheldon Road MUD TX1010235 public water system to notify all customers to boil their water prior to consumption (e.g., washing hands/face, brushing teeth, drinking, etc). Children, seniors, and persons with weakened immune systems are particularly vulnerable to harmful bacteria, and all customers should follow these directions).

To ensure destruction of all harmful bacteria and other microbes, water for drinking, cooking, and ice making should be boiled and cooled prior to use for drinking water or human consumption purposes. The water should be brought to a vigorous rolling boil and then boiled for two minutes.

In lieu of boiling, individuals may purchase bottled water or obtain water from some other suitable source for drinking water or human consumption purposes.

When it is no longer necessary to boil the water, the public water system officials will notify customers that the water is safe for drinking water or human consumption purposes.

Once the boil water notice is no longer in effect, the public water system will issue a notice to customers that rescinds the boil water notice in a manner similar to this notice.

Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.

If you have questions concerning this matter, you may contact Precision Utility LLC at (281) 456-1852.

Notice of Rate Order Grease Trap Inspections

To all Commercial Users of Sheldon Road Municipal Utility District, of Harris County, Texas (“Sheldon Road MUD” or the “District”), please be advised that the Sheldon Road MUD Board of Directors (“Board”) has adopted an Amended Rate Order that stipulates the following regarding Grease Trap inspections, among other things:

  • Food Establishments, and all other Customers where a grease trap is required, shall pay a monthly Grease Trap Inspection Fee of $55.00 per inspection.
  • The District shall require any commercial Customer serving or preparing food, or any other Customer responsible for waste discharges that include, but are not limited to, grease, oil, sand or flammable waste, to install and maintain an approved grease trap and a sampling well to allow for periodic sampling of the discharge from the Customer.
  • Other discharges requiring a grease trap and sampling well shall be determined by the District’s Operator and Engineer on a case-by-case basis based on the Operator’s and Engineer’s conclusion that the discharge in question will harm the District’s facilities if allowed to enter the District’s System.
  • Any Customer responsible for discharges requiring a grease trap and sampling well shall, at its own expense and as required by the City of Houston Building Code, construct and install a grease trap and sampling well to include equipment and facilities of a design type and design capacity approved by the District’s Operator and Engineer.
  • A Customer that constructs and installs a grease trap, must do so in a manner that provides easy access to for cleaning and inspection and shall maintain the grease trap in effective operating condition continuously thereafter.
  • A Customer that constructs and installs a grease trap shall install the grease trap and sampling well in a manner that provides easy access for cleaning and inspection and shall maintain the grease trap in effective operating condition continuously thereafter.
  • Any customer that requires a grease trap but does not have an approved grease trap in place shall have 120 days after the effective date within which to construct and install the required grease trap and secure necessary approvals.
  • It shall be the responsibility of the Customer to maintain and service the grease trap and sampling well.
  • All grease traps shall be cleaned at minimum once a month.
  • Customer shall provide documentation of proper cleaning upon request by the District.
  • The District’s Operator or other duly authorized representative of the District shall be authorized to conduct periodic inspections of all grease traps within the District.
  • In the event a grease trap or any related facilities are found in an unserviceable condition or in need of cleaning or maintenance, the Operator or other duly authorized representative of the District shall give written notice to the Customer responsible for the discharge for which the grease trap is required advising such Customer of the deficiencies and requesting prompt attention to the matter.
  • The Customer shall be charged $55.00 for the initial inspection.
  • The Customer shall be charged $55.00 for each re-inspection that may be necessary until the grease trap is in effective operating condition.
  • Any sampling and testing deemed necessary by the District Operator during the inspection will be billed to the Customer at actual cost plus 15%.

The Orders containing relevant information on grease trap inspections can be found at the principal office of the District 7419 Lamkin Road, Houston, Texas 77049 or a the District’s attorney’s office (Roach & Associates, PLLC 2001 Timberloch Place, Suite 500, The Woodlands Texas 77380), where it may be read in full. Additionally, for compliance questions or to request service connections, inspections, or related matters, contact the District’s operator at the District office on Lamkin Road or at 281-456-9825.

Board of Directors
Sheldon Road Municipal Utility Directors

Boil Water Notice for Community Public Water Systems

Due to The Freeze, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the Sheldon Road MUD TX1010235 public water system to notify all customers to boil their water prior to consumption (e.g., washing hands/face, brushing teeth, drinking, etc). Children, seniors, and persons with weakened immune systems are particularly vulnerable to harmful bacteria, and all customers should follow these directions).

To ensure destruction of all harmful bacteria and other microbes, water for drinking, cooking, and ice making should be boiled and cooled prior to use for drinking water or human consumption purposes. The water should be brought to a vigorous rolling boil and then boiled for two minutes.

In lieu of boiling, individuals may purchase bottled water or obtain water from some other suitable source for drinking water or human consumption purposes.

When it is no longer necessary to boil the water, the public water system officials will notify customers that the water is safe for drinking water or human consumption purposes.

Once the boil water notice is no longer in effect, the public water system will issue a notice to customers that rescinds the boil water notice in a manner similar to this notice.

Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.

If you have questions concerning this matter, you may contact Precision Utility LLC at (281) 456-1852.