Montgomery County Utility District No. 4

As our area grows, we must address the rising costs of providing essential utility services. We will be increasing the Municipal Utility District #4 water and sewer rate to ensure reliability and sustainability.

The costs of labor and materials for daily operations are increasing, alongside stricter government regulations. Being proactive to ensure our reliability, we’ve replaced outdated diesel generators at our pumping and lift stations, as well as the wastewater treatment plant with clean burning natural gas which is readily available during times of blackout. We are also expanding our wastewater treatment facility to meet the demands of our community. We have also established backup wells and transmission lines.

Importantly, our sewer rates, which include trash collection, have not increased since 2008. Even with the proposed adjustments, our rates will remain lower than most of the surrounding Municipal Utility Districts, ensuring affordability for residents.

Additionally, we are committed to preventative maintenance through our ongoing five-year program, which will minimize future repair costs and extend infrastructure life.

By increasing the water and sewer rate, we can secure a reliable utility system for our community’s future. Thank you for your support in this vital initiative!

ONLY Garbage and Trash generated by the person{s) residing in the residence will be picked up. No garbage or trash generated by a contractor and/or sub-contractor will be picked up. No trash or garbage generated elsewhere and moved to the residence will be picked up.

Illegal waste that will not be picked up is defined as: combustible items (gasoline, motor oil, paint, etc), any item containing CFC refrigerants (refrigerators, freezers, A/C units, etc.) pesticides, herbicides and any material deemed to be hazardous or toxic by the EPA or other regulatory agencies.

Garbage

Garbage will be picked up on Monday and Friday, except Holidays (Christmas Eve and Christmas, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, July 4th, Labor Day, and Memorial Day). If a holiday falls on Monday, garbage will be picked up the next day, if holiday falls on Friday, it will be picked up on the next Monday.

A limit of 4 cans and/or bags not to exceed 40 gallon capacity and 40 lbs in weight, or cardboard boxes not to exceed 30 gallon capacity MUST be placed curbside (or in visible place) before 8:00 AM, but not before 7:00 PM the night before.

Garbage allowed on regular garbage day is defined as:

1. Rubbish, trash, kitchen and household waste, ashes, paper, cardboard and food containers
2. Grass clippings, leaves and small brush clippings and other similar materials
3. Brush, tree limbs and other similar materials that do not exceed 3 in. in diameter or 3 ft. in length (including very small or cut up Christmas trees)

Garbage NOT ALLOWED on regular garbage day is defined as:

1. Heavy Trash Day Items
2. Illegal waste (as defined above)

Heavy Trash

Heavy Trash Day is the 2nd Saturday of each month. All trash must be placed curbside before 8:00 AM, on Trash Day, but not before 7:00 PM the night before.
Each residence is allowed a maximum of 3 cubic yards (equivalent to a container 9 ft. long by 3 ft. wide by 3 ft. high) each Heavy Trash Day. Allowable Heavy Trash is defined as:

1. Rocks, bricks, roofing, building materials, carpeting and other trash resulting from building or remodeling done solely by the person(s) residing in the residence
2. Scrap iron, car parts, heavy metals,vehicle tires, packing boxes, cardboard, large appliances NOT containing CFC refrigerant, large furniture, and mattresses
3. Brush, tree limbs, etc. not to exceed 6 in. in diameter and/or 4 ft in length and whole Christmas trees

Heavy Trash NOT ALLOWED on Heavy Trash Day is defined as:Ordinary kitchen and household waste (collected only on regular garbage days)

1. Ordinary kitchen and household waste (collected only on regular garbage days)
2. Illegal waste (defined above)

Enforcement and Notices: A “door hanger” or sticker will be placed as notice of a violation and violating waste will be left. It must be disposed of lawfully by the resident at their expense. In case of persistent violations, collections may be suspended to that residence.

Standard Collection Days

Standard collection days are Mondays and Fridays.

Acceptable trash for curbside collection includes household items, grass clippings, leaves, branches and tree trimmings. A residence is limited to a maximum combination of 4 containers, bags/cans/bundles on each collection day. Please be sure your garbage is set out at the curb or in the drive way by 8:00AM on the collection days.

If a holiday falls on the scheduled day, there will be no collections on that day. The next collection will be on the next regularly scheduled collection day. The following holidays are recognized by Bailey Garbage Service: New Years Eve and Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Christmas Eve and Day.

• The approaching arctic air outbreak will be the coldest air mass since February 2021.
• It is forecast that temperatures will drop quickly Thursday Night into Friday Morning.
  • Temperatures likely to be in the teens north of Highway 105, near 20 degrees near I-10, and in the mid 20s south of I-10
  • Many areas could be below freezing for 20-36 hours
• Many areas will likely not get above freezing on Friday.
• Though warming into the upper 30s will occur on Saturday, temperatures will drop below freezing on Saturday Night/Sunday Morning

Important to Protect the Four Ps

• People
• Pets
• Plants
• Pipes

National Weather Service Information

• Thursday into the Christmas Holiday
  • The Arctic front is on track to move into the area on Thursday. It will bring periods of freezing temperatures (and likely some <25°) into much of the weekend.
  • Too early to confidently pinpoint exactly just how low readings will fall, or how many consecutive hours below freezing any single location will get.
  • Confidence is high that we will see some bitterly cold air and freezing temperatures, but don’t focus on any individual model, or model run, this far out.
  • The specifics will change as time progresses.
• All businesses and residents should begin preparation for some hard freezes before the coldest weather is set to move in on Thursday.
• For industry that needs an extended amount of lead time, the NWS encourages individuals to review plans/actions that might need to be implemented should conditions warrant (any extended durations of subfreezing temperatures, gale force winds, high seas, low water conditions, etc.)

This communication is to notify you that Montgomery County Utility District No. 4, 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 Montgomery County Utility District No. 4 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.