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HOME WINTERIZATION TIPS FROM HARRIS COUNTY MUD 364:
With winter weather moving into our area later this week, please take time now to prepare for freezing temperatures. The latest forecasts show the potential for a hard freeze (temperatures below 24 degrees for more than two hours). This type of weather can put your water pipes—and ultimately your home—at risk. A little preparation now can help prevent costly repairs later.
Please take a few minutes to review our freeze preparation guide and prepare your home to help reduce the chance of broken pipes and water damage. The guide includes:
- Key steps to protect pipes inside and outside the home
- What to do with faucets, irrigation systems, and exposed plumbing
- Tips to follow before temperatures drop and during a freeze
Notice of Recycling Fee Increase
Since 2022, MUD 364 has contracted with Best Trash to provide recycling services to residential single-family users. The recycling fee is included in the sewer usage line item of customer bills.
Best Trash recently provided the District notice of a Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase to the rate charged per residence, per month. As of August 2025, Best Trash charges the District $5.56 per residence, per month (previously $5.32).
The District previously charged customers $4.50 per month for recycling services. To cover a portion of this deficit, the District is revising the recycling fee to $5.50 per month, effective on September bills.
The Board understands increases to household expenses can have a significant impact on families and tries to avoid them as much as possible. Despite having multiple CPI increases from Best Trash, the Board has not increased recycling fees charged to customers since 2022. However, this decision to increase the recycling fee was necessary to recover the District’s cost for the administration of services provided.
The Board thanks the community for your understanding and continued support in making MUD 364 a great place to live!
Update on Sanitary Sewer Repair Project – Coles Crossing Drive Sidewalk Repair to begin August 7
The contractor performing the sanitary sewer repair project is in the final stages of completing repairs and restoring areas disturbed during construction.
The contractor is scheduled to begin repairing the sidewalk on Coles Crossing Drive, south of Bowden Creek Drive, on the morning of August 7. The sidewalk will remain closed until approximately August 13, weather permitting, to allow the concrete to dry properly.
We understand many families use this area to walk to/from Sampson Elementary and that the 2025-26 school year begins on August 13. We expect the sidewalk will be opened, at the latest, within the first few days of the school year and ask that families plan a safe alternative route until the sidewalk is opened.
We understand the community’s frustration while this section of the sidewalk has been closed. The Board has emphasized to the contractor the importance of this area to the community and are coordinating with the contractor to have the project completed as soon as possible.
Thank you in advance for your understanding.