The Boil Water Notice has been lifted.

Boil Water Notice Rescinded – 7 /31/2024

On July 8, 2024, the Texas commission on Environmental Quality required the Caney Creek Municipal Utility District public water system, 1610087, to issue a Boil Water Notice to inform customers, indjviduals, or employees that due to conditions which occurred recently in the public water system, the watel from this public water system was required to be boiled prior to use for drinking water or human consumption purposes.

The 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 Ionger requires boiling prior to use as of July 31, 2024.

If you have questions concerning this matter, you may contact Donald Fox at (979) 245-0245.

Well plants are still pumping slightly above average, which means they’re currently water leaks in the area, assuming there’s unseen property connections that may be broke underwater at piers located by the creek and or canals.

These breaks have a potential of back siphoning that causes contamination of the water system.

To assure the safest way of disinfection, we have been and currently flushing water mains heavily at dead end water mains assuring that we are testing for a free chlorinated residuals.

Depending on our pumpage readings and the flooding today , we are ready to pull grab samples at all of our monitoring stations and deliver to the TCEQ approved public water lab for analysis by Today or Wednesday. We can not pull grab samples properly with current flooding conditions around monitoring stations that will result in the contamination of sample bottles which will result in a false analysis. If the bacterilogical analysis passes negative, we can officially lift the Boil Water Notice.

If we see water meters registering an instant flow (rapidly spinning), we will turn off the meter valves at the meter box and attempt to notify the property owners.

SEWER COLLECTION UPDATE:

Unfortunately, the heavy rains and high tide ground flooding, have flooded and overwhelmed the vacuum sewer mains very rapidly, intruding in from sewer line breaks from damaged properties from Hurricane Beryl. This has disrupted sewer service for many properties. The abundance of properties that have not repaired damaged sewer lines, caused by the hurricane, is smothering all upstream connections. We are currently at the timely process of draining each street vacuum lines to restore service.

The past heavy rains and the extreme high tide flooding, has extremely slowed the process down to drain all the vacuum mains, which at this time is effecting our entire District.

We have successfully drained vacuum mains and restored service in the following areas:

• Live Oak Bend
• Caney Creek Haven
• Oak Circle
• Creekside
• Seagull
• S Caranchua
• S Gulfview
• Dolphin Way and Intracoastal

Hopefully these areas can remain open without the intrusion of flood waters.

All other areas may have service, depending on draining process without the interference of flood waters, but currently have no confirmation at this time.

Please call Caney Creek MUD, 979-245-0245, if your sewer is backing up, to help us monitor the draining progress and/or hopefully give your sewer lines possible relief quicker or temporary while draining.

Wastewater Plant is working satisfactory.

The groundwater (storm water) intrusions are currently damaging the treatment of water quality, which causes an abundance of dead organics.

This causes a harder tougher break down of sewer strength to treat.

The discharge breakdown of pathogens is currently working well for tested total chlorination at permited compliance levels.

Well plants are still pumping above average, indicating water leaks in the area. These leaks are likely due to unseen property connections that may be broken underwater near piers by the creek and canals. These breaks have the potential to cause contamination of the water system through back siphoning.

To ensure the safest disinfection, we are heavily flushing water mains at dead ends and testing for free chlorinated residuals. Depending on our pumpage readings and the weather today and this weekend, we are ready to pull grab samples at all our monitoring stations and deliver them to the TCEQ-approved public water lab for analysis. To pull grab samples properly, the weather must cooperate, as rain or gusty wind can contaminate sample bottles and result in a false analysis. If the bacteriological analysis passes negative, we can officially lift the Boil Water Notice.

Crews are currently reading meters this week along with flushing water mains. If we see water meters registering an instant flow (rapidly spinning), we will turn off the meter valves at the meter box and attempt to notify the property owners.

Sewer Collection Update

Unfortunately, the heavy rains have rapidly flooded the vacuum sewer mains, disrupting sewer service for many properties. The abundance of properties that have not repaired damaged sewer lines caused by the hurricane is smothering all upstream connections. We are in the process of draining each street vacuum line to restore service. The heavy rain and forecasted more rain are extremely slowing us down, affecting our entire District and making it very difficult to determine which connections have service.

Please call Caney Creek MUD at 979-245-0245 if your sewer is backing up to help us monitor the draining progress and potentially provide quicker or temporary relief while draining.

Wastewater Plant Status

The wastewater plant is working satisfactorily. However, groundwater (storm water) intrusions are currently damaging the treatment of water quality, causing an abundance of dead organics. This results in a tougher breakdown of sewer strength to treat. The discharge breakdown of pathogens is currently working well, with total chlorination tested at permitted compliance levels.

Please take the time today to check your property for any open clean outs, or broken candy canes before more rain comes our way!

Urgent Compliance Alert — Notice to All District Customers:

The district will be strictly enforcing all sewer connections guidelines in order to prevent any future costly sewer fees during the heavy raining and flooding events, per sewer agreement rules and regulations.

Referencing: Section 4 and 14A Exhibit Dl.07, 1.08, 1.10 and 3.09.

Under No Circumstances may groundwater or rainwater be discharged into the Caney Creek MUD’s Sanitary System.

Cleanout access shall not be covered underground, or any yard debris covering clean-outs shall be maintained in a matter which will prevent entry of ground/rainwater. All RV and Tiny Homes connections must be a threaded RV Adapter/Coupler (If not hard plumbed in) on all clean outs. All cleanouts must be closed with a threaded cap when not in service. Air Intakes (Candy Canes) also must be maintained at a minimum of 18″ or above natural ground level or higher depending on normal flood level. Candy Canes shall not be loose and must be maintained.

It is customers responsibility to ensure their files are updated with proper addresses and phone numbers with the CCMUD’s office staff to ensure CCMUD can directly communicate with the customer.

Customers can also sign up for text alerts on our website:

https://www.ccmud.org/contact/alerts/

If you have any questions, please feel free to call the office, (979) 245-0245.

Thank you for your cooperation,

Paige Austin
Office Manager