Fried turkeys, bacon grease, giblet gravy, buttered rolls…holiday celebrations are a time for festive get togethers – not for FOG (Fats, Oil & Grease) to clog pipes which can cause major and costly repairs to homes and your community’s sewer system.

Sanitary sewer blockages typically increase during the holidays. When FOG, even food scraps, go down the kitchen sink or garbage disposal, they can cause blockages in your pipes that can lead to overflows. The FOG material will solidify and basically stick to the sewer pipe; it won’t move only “grow” if you keep pouring these illicit items down the drain (gross!). Over time that FOG will restrict the flow in the pipe and cause major sewer backups in your home or your community’s sewer system. Nobody wants that – it is costly, nasty, and horrible for the environment.

And those “flushable” wipes are a major issue, too. They may be marked “flushable” but they don’t break down like toilet paper. You’re basically flushing a handkerchief down the toilet. This cloth-like material is horrible for your sanitary sewer system. Your household pipes and treatment plant are not designed to handle these wipes. They are causing havoc to our wastewater systems. If you think overflow from your kitchen sink is bad, how about an overflow from your clogged toilet? If you must use these wipes, throw them in the trash – do not flush them!

Help do Your part to Keep Your Pipes Flowing!

Due to a bill mailing error, some Fort Bend MUD #81 residents may not have received a water bill in September, and/or received a delinquent letter by mistake. There will be NO LATE FEES and/or further DELINQUENT NOTICES issued for the September and October billing periods, and late fees that were incurred from September late payments have been credited to resident accounts. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Please call Inframark at (281) 579-4500 for any questions regarding your account.

In order to maintain the sanitary sewer collection system and continue to provide high quality wastewater service to Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District 81 (District), the District authorized the cleaning and televising of a portion of the District’s sanitary sewer pipes in accordance with the District’s Capital Improvement Program.  The project is expected to be completed by the end of August 2024.

The scope of work includes cleaning and televising approximately 33,000 linear feet of sanitary sewer collection lines ranging from 8-inch in diameter to 15-inch in diameter. The project also includes the inspection of 178 sanitary sewer manholes. The videos will be reviewed by the District Engineer to determine the condition of the system and identify any maintenance issues.  If there are issues identified, the District plans to rehabilitate the affected pipes and manholes as part of the Capital Improvement Program.  The contractor, Kleen Environmental, LLC (Kleen) will provide notification to all affected residents and customers of the District including placing door hangers a minimum of 48 hours and not more than 72 hours before work is to commence in the affected area.  The door hanger will provide schedule and contact information plus instructions for actions needed to be performed by residents and customers in preparation for the cleaning and televising work.

In performance of the work, Kleen will access the sanitary sewer via the sanitary sewer manholes.  The manholes and pipes are located predominately in the front of lots in the following sections:

• Weston Lakes Sections 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, & 19
• Fairway Villas
• Bradford on the Bend Section 1

If you have any questions, please contact FB MUD 81 on the contact page at: www.fbmud81.com/contact/

Texas Pride Disposal- Damaged, pruned tree debris must be bagged or bundled no longer than 4 feet for collection at the street.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (the “TCEQ”) plans to issue the renewed Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General Permit No. TXR040000 (the “General Permit”) this year to regulate the quality of storm water conveyed through public storm sewer systems. Fort Bend County MUD 81 (the “District”) will be required to comply with this renewed General Permit for 5 years and will require the preparation of annual reports outlining the actions completed by the District to regulate the quality of storm water in its storm sewer system.

The District has authorized Quiddity Engineering, its current engineering consultant, to develop a Storm Water Management Program to ensure these regulations are met and are properly documented. Quiddity will create clear, specific and measurable goals that meet the General Permit’s requirements for storm water quality regulation to be followed by all District consultants.

Once prepared, the annual reports will be posted on the District’s website for public record and Quiddity anticipates completion of the Annual Report for Permit Year 1 to be no later than March 30, 2025.

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 81 has contracted with Allteam Solutions, LLC to rehabilitate portions of the District’s sanitary sewer system within Weston Lakes Section 3, Weston Lakes Section 5 and Weston Lakes Section 7.

These repairs will be completed to the sanitary sewer manholes located within the Right-of-Ways or in District sanitary sewer easements. The contract period of performance is 90 days and Allteam expects to mobilize during the first week of May.