FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 222

Drought restrictions have been downgraded to Stage 2 as of September 25, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.

Tamarron West is continuing to experience severe water shortage leading Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 222 to institute Stage 2 of its Drought Contingency Plan. Your cooperation is imperative to provide adequate water and water pressure to the community.

The following steps are MANDATORY at this time:

Use of automatic sprinkler systems or hose end sprinklers is limited to the following days only:

• Addresses ending in even numbers (0, 2, 4, 6 or 8) – Sundays and Thursdays

• Addresses ending in odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7 or 9) – Saturdays and Wednesdays

The use of permanently installed sprinkler systems is limited to between 8:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. and only allowed on watering days as designated above.

Landscaped areas can be watered anytime using a handheld hose, a faucet filled bucket or a watering can of 5 gallons or less.

THESE ARE MANDATORY STEPS!  RESIDENTS NOT FOLLOWING THE WATERING SCHEDULE MAY BE SUBJECT TO FINES OR WATER SERVICE TERMINATION.

Your Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 222

Board of Directors

Tamarron West is continuing to experience severe water shortage conditions leading Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 222 to institute Stage 4 of its Drought Contingency Plan. Your cooperation is imperative to provide adequate water and water pressure to the community.  We must diligently conserve to ensure there is adequate potable water available.

The following steps are MANDATORY at this time:

Irrigation of residential landscaped areas with permanently installed automatic sprinkler systems and hose-end sprinklers is prohibited at all times.

Irrigation shall be limited to handheld hoses, handheld buckets, or drip irrigation from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on the following days only:

• Addresses ending in even numbers (0, 2, 4, 6 or 8) – Sundays and Thursdays

• Addresses ending in odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7 or 9) – Saturdays and Wednesdays

THESE ARE MANDATORY STEPS!  RESIDENTS NOT FOLLOWING THE WATERING SCHEDULE MAY BE SUBJECT TO FINES OR WATER SERVICE TERMINATION.

The Board of Directors is aware of the inconvenience of these severe restrictions, but it is imperative that the water supply not only be available for drinking and bathing but also for firefighters in the event of a house fire.  Any person who violates the water use restrictions set forth above is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500). Each day that one or more of the provisions in this Plan is violated shall constitute a separate offense.

Your Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 222

Board of Directors

To ensure that an adequate supply of water is available for drinking and bathing, you are hereby notified that Stage 2 of the Fort Bend County MUD No. 222’s Drought Contingency Plan is now in effect.

Stage 2 includes the MANDATORY water use restrictions set forth below.

Use of automatic sprinkler systems or hose end sprinklers is restricted to the following days between the hours of 8:00 p.m. until 10:00 a.m.:

• Addresses ending in even numbers (0, 2, 4, 6 or 8) – Sundays and Thursdays
• Addresses ending in odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7 or 9) – Saturdays and Wednesdays

Residential irrigation of landscaped areas is permitted at anytime if it is by means of a hand-held hose, a faucet filled bucket or watering can of five (5) gallons or less, or drip irrigation system. 

Use of water to wash any motor vehicle, motorbike, boat, trailer, airplane or other vehicle is restricted to the same days and times listed above and shall be done with a hand-held bucket or a hand-held hose equipped with a positive shutoff nozzle for quick rises.

Use of water to fill, refill, or add to any indoor or outdoor swimming pools, wading pools, or jacuzzi-type pools is restricted to the same days and times listed above.

Any person who violates the water use restrictions set forth below may be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction punished by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500).

The Board of Directors appreciates your cooperation and perseverance during this Conservation Condition.  Once the Conservation Condition ends, we will notify you and you may then return to normal usage.  If conditions should worsen, you will be notified of more stringent restrictions, to ensure the availability of water in your community.

On 8/21/2023, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) required the Fort Bend County MUD 222 public water system, PWS ID 0790607 to issue a Boil Water Notice to inform customers, individuals, or employees that due to conditions which occurred recently in the public water system, the water from this public water system was required to be boiled prior to use for drinking water or human consumption purposes.

Our public water system has taken the necessary corrective actions to restore the quality of the water distributed by this public water system used for drinking water or human consumption purposes and has provided TCEQ with laboratory test results that indicate that the water no longer requires boiling prior to use as of 12/27/2022.

If you have questions regarding this matter you may contact the Operations Company for your District at: (832) 490-1601.

The next director’s election for the District will be held on May 4, 2024.

To be qualified to serve as a director, a person shall be at least 18 years old, a resident citizen of the State of Texas, and be a qualified property taxpaying elector of the precinct and county within the District.

Director candidacy filing requirements and deadlines are as follows:

To run for election to the District’s Board of Directors, a person must file an application for a place on the ballot. The application must be filed with the Secretary of the District’s Board of Directors or his designated agent by mail, fax or in person. An application may be downloaded/printed from the website of the Texas Secretary of State at https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/forms/pol-sub/2-21f.pdf.

• Texas Ethics Commission – Forms and Instructions
• First day to file for place on May 4, 2024 general election ballot is Wednesday, January 17, 2024.
• Last day to file for place on May 4, 2024 general election ballot is by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 16, 2024.
• A person may run for election to the District’s Board of Directors as a write-in candidate and to do so must file a declaration of write-in candidacy. The declaration must be filed with the Secretary of the District’s Board of Directors or his/her designated agent by mail, fax, email or in person. A declaration form may be downloaded/printed from the website of the Texas Secretary of State at https://www.sos.texas.gov/elections/forms/pol-sub/2-23f.pdf
• Deadline to file write-in candidacy declaration for May 4, 2024 general election is by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 20, 2024.

The location(s) of the election will be posted upon determination.