Notice Regarding Extreme Weather Emergencies

This communication is to notify you that Northwest Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 28, your retail water and sanitary sewer provider is:

  • prohibited from imposing late fees or disconnecting retail water or sewer service for nonpayment of bills that are due during an extreme weather emergency until after the emergency is over;
  • required to offer a payment schedule to a customer who requests such a schedule for unpaid bills due during an extreme weather emergency; and
  • prohibited from disconnecting retail water or sewer service for nonpayment of bills due during an extreme weather emergency until after a payment schedule has been offered and the customer has either declined to accept the payment schedule in a timely fashion or violated the terms of the payment schedule.

For purposes of this communication, an “extreme weather emergency” is defined as a period beginning when the previous day’s highest temperature in an area did not exceed 28 degrees Fahrenheit and the temperature is predicted to remain at or below that level for the next 24 hours according to the nearest National Weather Service reports for that area.  An extreme weather emergency is over on the second business day the temperature exceeds 28 degrees Fahrenheit.

Aviso Sobre Emergencias Climáticas Extremas

Esta comunicación es para notificarle que su proveedor de agua y alcantarillado sanitario Northwest Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 28 es:

  • prohibido imponer cargos por demora o desconectar el servicio de agua o alcantarillado por falta de pago de las facturas que vencen durante una emergencia climática extrema hasta después de que termine la emergencia;
  • obligado a ofrecer un plan de pago a un cliente que solicite dicho acuerdo para las facturas adeudadas durante una emergencia climática extrema; y
  • prohibido desconectar el servicio de agua o alcantarillado por falta de pago de facturas adeudadas durante una emergencia climática extrema hasta que se haya ofrecido un plan de pago y el cliente se haya negado a aceptar el plan de pago de manera oportuna o haya violado los términos del plan de pago.

A los fines de este comunicado, una “emergencia climática extrema” se define como un período que comienza cuando la temperatura más alta del día anterior en un área no superó los 28 grados Fahrenheit y se pronostica que la temperatura permanecerá en ese nivel o por debajo de este durante las próximas 24 horas. de acuerdo con los informes del Servicio Meteorológico Nacional más cercano para esa área. Una emergencia climática extrema termina el segundo día hábil en que la temperatura supera los 28 grados Fahrenheit.

Update Regarding City of Houston Boil Water Notice

Last night, Sunday, November 27, 2022, the City of Houston (the “City”) issued a boil water notification (the “Boil Water Notice”) for the City’s Main Water System after water pressure dropped below the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s required minimum 20 PSI during a power outage at the City’s East Water Purification Plant.

Northwest Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 28 (the “District”) does not receive water from the City of Houston.  The District receives its water from a joint water plant owned by the District and Meadowhill Regional Municipal Utility District and from a second joint water plant owned by the District and Northwest Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 36.  Water provided by the District to its customers is safe to drink and is not affected by the City’s Boil Water Notice.

Should you have questions, please contact H2O Innovation, the District Operator, at 281-353-9809.