Welcome to Harris County MUD No. 364
Welcome to Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 364 (District), located in the Coles Crossing subdivision in Cypress, TX.
The Board of Directors is proud to serve its residents. The District’s goal include:
- Provide the highest quality of water;
- Provide reliable water/sewer service and customer support;
- Maintain the integrity of the District’s lift stations;
- Control the tax base through prudent decisions; and
- Fiscal responsibility in order to ensure the financial stability and growth of the District.
What is a Municipal Utility District?
A Municipal Utility District (MUD) is a local governmental entity organized for the purpose of providing safe drinking water and sanitary sewer service to the areas within its boundaries. Additionally, a MUD can exercise other typical governmental powers, including, but not limited to, drainage relief within its boundaries, the levy and collection of ad valorem taxes, issuing bonds with voter authorization, charge for authorized services, adopt and enforce rules and regulations to accomplish the purposes for which the MUD was created, develop and maintain certain public improvements such as parks and jogging trails, provide solid waste management services, and provide police protection services. However, not all MUDs provide all of these services. While the powers of a MUD may seem very broad, MUDs are one of the most highly regulated and controlled governmental entities in the State of Texas. The powers of a MUD are limited to those expressly provided for in the Texas Water Code and the Texas Constitution and there is significant oversight provided by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
Latest News
Trails Project Update – December 4, 2024
Construction of the Trail Project will start up again soon! The contractor will begin working on forming the Phase 1 trail within the next week and will begin pouring the concrete shortly thereafter. We anticipate Phase 1 will be completed in 4 to 5 weeks, weather permitting.
We are waiting for information on what, if any, repairs are needed to drainage infrastructure underneath the trails in Phases 2 and 3. At this time, we do not know how long Phases 2 and 3 will be delayed but are working diligently to keep the project moving forward. We hope to be able to have the information we need to make a decision on how to proceed in the next few weeks.
Continue to check back here for periodic updates.
Trails Project Update – November 21, 2024
We will post another update in early December. Please check back.
Trails Project Update – November 15, 2024
The Board has heard the community’s frustration with the progress of the Trail Improvement Project and provides the following update on the project schedule:
- The trail rehabilitation project was originally intended to start over the summer. Unfortunately, we were unable to get the necessary permissions to begin work until the fall.
- The sidewalk along Coles Crossing Drive (near Bowden Creek Drive) will be poured and reopened within the next week. The Board hopes this will alleviate pedestrian traffic to/from Sampson Elementary.
- Before the trail was demolished, we had to make assumptions about the conditions of the ground beneath the trail. Our schedule and the subsequent trail closure was based on those assumptions. Once the contractor removed the existing trail, they discovered unforeseen conditions that required further testing and potential modifications to the construction of the new trail. This testing is nearly complete. The District’s landscape architect expects to receive the information they need within the next week to determine if any changes are necessary.
- Simultaneous with the start of MUD 364’s trail project, MUD 365 discovered that critical drainage infrastructure underneath the trails needs to be repaired and potentially replaced. To avoid costly repairs to newly poured trails, we have been forced to stop work on the trails while we determine the extent of the drainage repairs. MUD 364 is coordinating with MUD 365 to align the schedule for the drainage repair work with the remainder of MUD 364’s trail project.
While the Board understands the community’s frustration on the lengthy trail closure, please know that we continue to press the trail project contractor to work swiftly and are committed to keeping the community informed on the progress and timeline going forward.
Please refer back to this page for future updates on the project and timeline for reopening the trails. The Board will provide an updated general schedule for each phase in the next update.