Waste Management is committed to providing safe and effective trash and recycle collection throughout our service area.

Thank you for your patience and flexibility during this winter weather event. In addition, general updates are available at our website, www.wm.com, by following the link to, “Severe Weather Updates”.

Harris County MUDs 396 and 397 contributed to the Swenke Elementary School Garden project. The Districts helped in:

• Rotting wood replaced with stone to make it safer and last longer
• Irrigation replacement & upgrades to help the plants thrive and conserve water
• Removal of dead plants and weeds bordering the garden
• Reduce drainage issues

Up next: Playground shades! Stay tuned.

See the document below and visit the CDC and EPA websites for more information pertaining to your drinking water and COVID-19.
EPA- https://www.epa.gov/coronavirus/coronavirus-and-drinking-water-and-wastewater
CDC- https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/water.html

At Waste Management, we are committed to putting people first. The health and safety of our employees, customers and communities is our highest priority.

• Based on the latest information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), and federal, state and local agencies, Waste Management is taking necessary steps in response to social distancing recommendations, potential mitigation activity, and declared local states of emergency.
• Effective March 18, 2020, we are temporarily closing residential call centers to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19).
• We are rapidly coordinating the transition to home-officing operations at our call centers to serve our customers during this situation with the goal of resuming residential call handling as soon as possible.
• At this time, there is no impact to your scheduled residential collection service.
• During this temporary residential call center interruption, residents may continue to contact Waste Management thru www.wm.com.
• For the most up-to-date service information, please encourage residents to visit wm.com/alerts.
• The COVID-19 situation is evolving daily. As circumstances change that may impact our ability to provide services as scheduled, we will provide updates to our customers and communities.

We appreciate your partnership and patience as we navigate this fluid situation together.

Fairfield Municipal Utility District residents may have learned that there was a main line break that is affecting the City of Houston. A boil water notice has been suggested for residents of the City of Houston only.

This news post is to let Fairfield MUD residents know this suggested boil water notice and main line break will not affect the District. The District does not receive any service or water from the City of Houston, and the system is working as designed and without issue.

Again, the District will not be affected in any way by the situation in the City of Houston.

The North Harris County Regional Water Authority (NHCRWA) fees are going up effective April 1, 2020. This fee is charged to all water well owners in their jurisdiction. This fee is passed on to the final consumer via a line item on the water bill. Currently the fee is $3.85 per 1000 gallons of water used. The new cost will be $4.25 per 1000 gallons. This will increase your bill significantly, depending on how much water you use. The MUD’s charges for the water will not increase, only the NHCRWA fee.

If you have any questions regarding this, please contact the Board of Directors. Remember that the Directors are residents of the District also, and have to pay the same fees.

Your water bill will increase with the April billing cycle.