The District requests Statements of Qualifications (“SOQs”) from firms desiring to provide engineering services for a wastewater permit renewal, along with general engineering services for the District. The permit renewal number is TCEQ Permit Number WQ0014309001. An application for renewal has been submitted and further amended and will likely require further amendment under the scope of this RFQ.
Good Afternoon Neighbors! The Board of Directors for Municipal Utility District 4 wanted to make sure that everyone has a reliable resource of information for all homeowners and residents. Please disregard other posts you may see on social media, particularly regarding turning on your faucets for extended periods. Please refer to this post for information on how to prepare and monitor your home in the coming days of freezing temperatures. Last year our treatment system was overloaded by excessive flow during the winter storms and we had to bring out tanker trucks to prevent our plant from overflowing.
Scheduled to open in late 2024, Lookout will provide a more affordable alternative to single-family home ownership in Dripping Springs, where the population has more than doubled over the last decade and the median home price has soared to $905,000.
Lookout will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments as well as townhomes to help meet the needs of young families as well as young professionals. Situated on a hilltop, the community will feature a rooftop terrace with panoramic views for miles.
Located directly across U.S. 290 from the mixed-use Belterra development, Lookout’s 7-acre site at 13059 Four Star Blvd. was formerly the home of the Trudy’s Four Star restaurant and is part of the Ledgestone master planned community.
Wayfinder Real Estate is an Austin-based real estate development and investment company that focuses on developing and acquiring properties in high-employment and high-growth regions of Texas. Founded in 2019, the company specializes primarily in multifamily housing and mixed-use development – with acute emphases on value creation, principal protection, deal-by-deal optionality, and cycle awareness. Wayfinder’s principals have developed more than 12,500 apartment units valued at more than $2 billion and have acquired over $500 million worth of distressed real estate assets, corporate aircraft, and infrastructure projects over the course of their careers.
The MUD is asking for community support in reporting damages that you as homeowners have experienced in the two recent weather events. Separately, the MUD is tracking damages incurred to operations and reporting those as a political subdivision of the state. As the reported damages accumulate, thresholds are reached that make us eligible for federal funding. These can be significant amounts and extend well into the future to mitigate present and future damages. As one example associated with a recent event, the state had $550 million of federal money allocated that could be used to purchase equipment such as emergency generators at 90% federal, 10% local funding.
Texas Division of Emergency Management is gathering this damage data for the recent ice storm, and the previous freeze at Christmas. We would like to encourage you to report any damage separately for the two events, to include power outage and lost food. Of course, please report any physical damage to your car, house or trees.
The link to report your individual property damages is:
https://damage.tdem.texas.gov/
There is a brief video explaining how to complete the online survey and a link to the “Ice/winter storm” form, and you can also find a link to the Christmas freeze event.
Boil Water Notice Lifted for (Most) PUA Customers
The Boil Water Notice has been cancelled for all customers in the PUA service area EXCEPT customers in
These customers need to continue to boil water through Sunday, Feb. 5th. A notice will be posted when test results are received for this area.
Customer Guidance After a Boil Water Notice in Cancelled
Customers can flush household pipes, ice makers, water fountains, etc. prior to using for drinking or cooking. Flushing simply means letting the water run to ensure that there is fresh water flowing through your pipes.
Follow these guidelines for flushing:
PUA staff have flushed the main lines thoroughly. It is possible there could be air in your individual lines, if so please let your faucets run for one minute.
Due to an extended duration of a power outage at the Uplads Water Treatment Plant on February 2, 2023, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the West Travis County Public Utility Agency public water system (#2270235) to notify customers to boil their water prior to consumption (e.g., washing hands/face, brushing teeth, drinking, etc).
Be ready for hurricane season. Today you can determine your personal hurricane risk, find out if you live in a hurricane evacuation zone, and review/update insurance policies. You can also make a list of items to replenish hurricane emergency supplies and start thinking about how you will prepare your home for the coming hurricane season. If you live in hurricane-prone areas, you are encouraged to complete these simple preparations before hurricane season begins on June 1.
You do not need to travel hundreds of miles. Your destination could be a friend or relative who lives in a well built home outside flood prone areas. Remember, your safest place may be to remain home. Be sure to account for your pets in your plan.
As hurricane season approaches, listen to local officials on questions related to how you may need to adjust any evacuation plans based on the latest health and safety guidelines from the CDC and your local officials.
Whether you’re evacuating or sheltering-in-place, you’re going to need supplies not just to get through the storm but for the potentially lengthy and unpleasant aftermath. Have enough non-perishable food, water and medicine to last each person in your family a minimum of 3 days (store a longer than 3-day supply of water, if possible). Electricity and water could be out for at least that long. You’ll need extra cash, a battery-powered radio and flashlights. You may need a portable crank or solar-powered USB charger for your cell phones.
If you need to go to a public shelter, follow health guidelines from your local officials and the CDC.
Flood insurance is available through your company, agent, or the National Flood Insurance Program at floodsmart.gov. Act now, as flood insurance requires a 30-day waiting period.
Whether you’re evacuating, or planning to ride out the storm in your home, make sure it is in good repair and up to local hurricane building code specifications to withstand wind impacts. Many retrofits are not as costly or time consuming as you may think.
Have the proper plywood, steel or aluminum panels to board up the windows and doors. Remember, the garage door is the most vulnerable part of the home, so it must be able to withstand the winds.
If you’re a renter, work with your landlord now to prepare your home for a storm.
Start the conversation now with these Neighbor Helping Neighbor strategies but remember you may need to adjust your preparedness plans based on the latest health and safety guidelines from the CDC and your local officials.
The time to prepare for a hurricane is before the season begins, when you have the time and are not under pressure. If you wait until a hurricane is on your doorstep, the odds are that you will be under duress and will make the wrong decisions.
Take the time now to write down your hurricane plan. Know who issues evacuation orders for your area, determine locations on where you will ride out the storm, and start to get your supplies now. Being prepared before a hurricane threatens makes you resilient to the hurricane impacts of wind and water. It will mean the difference between being a hurricane victim or a hurricane survivor.
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of Hays County Municipal Utility District No. 4 will convene all future regular meetings in person to be held at the offices of McGinnis Lochridge, located at 600 Congress Avenue, Suite 2100, Austin, Texas 78701. Please see below the latest from the Attorney General regarding the suspension of The Open Meetings Act.
On June 30, 2021, Governor Abbott’s office approved a request by the Office of the Attorney General to lift the suspensions of certain provisions of the Open Meetings Act. The suspensions will lift at 12:01 a.m. on September 1, 2021.
Thus, as of September 1, 2021, all provisions of the Open Meetings Act will be effective and all Texas governmental bodies subject to the Open Meetings Act must conduct their meetings in full compliance with the Open Meetings Act as written in statute.
Please contact the Office of the Attorney General with questions about the lifting of the suspensions at (888) 672-6787 or via email at TOMA@oag.texas.gov.
