The MUD 501 Board is pleased to report that all work related to the emergency sanitary sewer line repairs near Tuckerton and East Rio Grande River Drive is complete, and the traffic controls have been removed. We appreciate your patience throughout the repair process.
The emergency sanitary sewer line repairs have been completed near Tuckerton and East Rio Grande River Drive, and the repair crew expects to complete additional work today to stabilize the nearby manhole and begin working on backfilling the sinkhole. MUD 501’s operator, Inframark, expects that additional stabilizing material will need to be placed under the adjacent roadway on Monday. Accordingly, the traffic controls will remain in place over the weekend until this additional work is completed.
We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your continued patience as we finalize the necessary repairs.
HC MUD 501’s Board was notified by Texas Pride of additional service impacts this week from Hurricane Beryl. In particular, please be advised that due to the large increase in volume of household waste caused by the effects of Hurricane Beryl, Texas Pride is limiting collection of yard waste this week to three (3) bundles/bags per household. They have stated they anticipate the change will only be for this week’s collection and that regular yard waste collection will resume next week. We appreciate your patience as we continue to recover from the storm.
Due to continuing service impacts from Hurricane Beryl and long wait times at area landfills, Texas Pride Disposal was unable to complete household garbage collection within the District on Friday, July 12th.
Texas Pride stated that crews will be out today (Saturday) and tomorrow (Sunday) to attempt to complete collection in the neighborhood. Any household garbage not collected by the end of the day Sunday will be collected on the next normal service date, Tuesday, July 16th.
As a reminder, recycling, heavy trash, and landscaping/storm debris will not be collected until next week. The Towne Lake and Heritage HOAs have been notified about the delayed collection.
We appreciate your patience as we work to recover from this major regional event.
Dear Customer:
Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 501 (MUD 501) has rescinded Stage 1 (voluntary) water conservation measures for potable (drinking) water. The West Harris County Regional Water Authority, which provides potable water to Harris County MUD No. 500’s Service Area, including MUD 501, also has rescinded its Stage 1 (voluntary) water conservation measures for their potable water usage.
The Board of Directors appreciates your cooperation and perseverance as we recover from the effects of Hurricane Beryl.
Due to continuing service impacts from Hurricane Beryl, Texas Pride Disposal was unable to complete household garbage collection within the District on Tuesday, July 9th.
Texas Pride stated that any household garbage that was not collected on Tuesday will be collected on Friday, July 12th.
As a reminder, recycling, heavy trash, and landscaping/storm debris will not be collected until next week.
Stage 1 Voluntary Water Conservation (PDF)
Dear Customer:
Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 501 (MUD 501) has initiated Stage 1 (voluntary) water conservation measures for potable (drinking) water and is requesting that all potable water users reduce their usage immediately. The West Harris County Regional Water Authority, which provides potable water to Harris County MUD No. 500’s Service Area, including MUD 501, also has initiated its Stage 1 (voluntary) water conservation measures due to the impact of Hurricane Beryl and disruption to the Authority’s water supply from the City of Houston and is requesting that all water users voluntarily reduce their potable water usage.
Stage 1 (Voluntary) water use restrictions now in place:
Customers are requested to reduce non-essential water use as follows voluntarily:
Please check the settings on the controller for your irrigation system to make adjustments to the dates and times the system runs to implement these requested changes. Please note that the Towne Lake Community Association uses non-potable water from the lakes for irrigation of certain common areas throughout the Towne Lake community, which helps to reduce demand on the potable water system and preserve the availability of potable water for other uses.
MUD 501 will continue to monitor potable water use and will provide another notice if the drought stage changes or if Stage 1 drought conditions have been lifted. The MUD 501 Board of Directors appreciates your cooperation and perseverance during this challenging time.
Due to the impact of Hurricane Beryl on the Houston area, Texas Pride Disposal has informed the District that only household garbage will be collected the week of July 9th – July 12th.
Heavy trash and recycling collection services will resume next week on the District’s regularly scheduled collection days.
The MUD 501 Board recently completed negotiations with the District’s garbage and recycling provider, Texas Pride Disposal, for a new five-year garbage and recycling contract, which will begin on July 1st. Due to the substantially escalating costs of garage door collection, the MUD 501 Board made the difficult decision to switch to curbside garbage and recycling collection with the new contract.
Beginning on July 1st, your garbage and recycling will be collected curbside and will not be collected if it is placed in the prior garage door location. Please place trash cans/bags and recycling carts at the curb by 5:30 a.m. on each collection day.
Elderly or disabled residents may contact Texas Pride, at 281-342-8178, or service@texaspridedisposal.com, to request valet garbage and recycling collection, if required. Valet service will include continued collection of garbage and recycling material at the garage door location, visible from the street.
We appreciate your understanding as the MUD 501 Board strives to continue to provide high-quality, cost-effective services to our community.
For more information, please visit the MUD 501 website, at https://www.hcmud501.org/trash-recycling/.
On May 16, 2024, thousands of residents in Cypress were alerted to take cover as tornado warnings indicated a twister was approaching. In reality, Cypress experienced a derecho, a powerful straight-line wind storm. According to the National Weather Service, a derecho is a widespread, long-lived windstorm associated with a band of rapidly moving showers or thunderstorms.
In Towne Lake, many residents faced power and internet outages for several days. Meanwhile, the Heritage community was severely affected by an EF-1 tornado, causing extensive damage.
MUD 501 quickly responded by providing dumpsters for all Towne Lake residents to dispose of spoiled food and yard debris, a service greatly appreciated by the community.
The memory of this significant weather event will not soon be forgotten.