Dowdell Public Utility District

Dear Schultz and Mahaffey, Elementary Students and Parents,

The Dowdell Public Utility District is inviting students from Schultz and Mahaffey Elementary Schools to participate in the 2023 Annual Dowdell Earth Day Art Contest. The theme is water conservation.

Please carefully read the following rules, deadlines, and prize information. Please contact me at acopony@dowdellpud.info if you have questions.

Thank you!

Allison Copony,
Vice President/Art Contest Project Manager
Dowdell Public Utility District

Click here to view content rules and to download entry form.

The National Weather Service has advised that subfreezing temperatures are likely beginning Thursday night and into Friday morning following the passage of a strong cold front. Freeze Warnings and possible Hard Freeze Warnings can be expected. High temperatures could quite possibly remain below freezing throughout the day on Friday and not warm up above freezing until during the day on Saturday.

Steps for Winterizing your Home

• Insulate pipes with insulation sleeves, wrapping or using slip-on foam pipe insulation. Do not leave any gaps without insulation as cold air can affect the pipe in these spaces.
• Winterize your sprinkler system by turning the water off to your irrigation system and drain your backflow preventer.
• Maintain a heating source inside the building to protect pipes against cold.
• Open cabinets underneath faucets.
• Exterior hose bibs are normally left unattended, disconnect hoses and insulate faucets with covers or blankets.
• House Shut off valve: Know where your shut off valve is located in case of an emergency. Valve is usually on the side of the house near the garage. Some homes the valve is inside the garage wall.
• If you choose to leave a faucet dripping, please only let the faucet drip slowly. NO STEADY STREAMS.
• If traveling for the Holidays, it is recommended that you turn the water off at the street and drain all your plumbing.

The Dowdell PUD Defined Area will hold a public hearing on a proposed tax rate for the tax year 2022 on October 20, 2022 at 6:00 PM by videoconference at https://tinyurl.com/DowdellPUDOct20Meeting or in person at 19333 Haude Road, Spring, Texas, 77388.

Your individual taxes may increase at a greater or lesser rate, or even decrease, depending on the tax rate that is adopted and on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property. The change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in the taxable value of all other property determines the distribution of the tax burden among all property owners.

Visit Texas.gov/PropertyTaxes to find a link to your local property tax database on which you can easily access information regarding your property taxes, including information about proposed tax rates and schedule public hearings of each entity that taxes your property.

• Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Rate
• Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Rate – Defined Area

Dowdell PUD has implemented Stage 1 of the District’s Drought Contingency Plan, effective June 29 and continuing until a similar notice is provided that the implementation has been lifted.

The goal is a 5% reduction in the use of all water and is voluntary, currently. Please conserve water daily under the following guidelines. Mandatory measures may be imposed if a water shortage continues.

1. District customers are requested to voluntarily reduce all water usage.
2. Check for and repair all leaks, including sprinkler systems, leaky faucets, and/or running toilets.
3. All outdoor water use should be avoided between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., and between 6:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. (midnight).
4. Customers with even-numbered addresses (or north and west side of streets) should limit outdoor water usage, including yard watering, to even-numbered days.
5. Customers with odd-numbered addresses (or south and east side of streets) should limit outdoor water usage, including yard watering, to odd-numbered days.

Dear Schultz and Mahaffey, Elementary Students and Parents,

The Dowdell Public Utility District is inviting students from Schultz and Mahaffey Elementary Schools to participate in the 2022 Annual Dowdell Earth Day Art Contest. The theme is water conservation.

Please carefully read the following rules, deadlines, and prize information. Please contact me at acopony@dowdellpud.info if you have questions.

Thank you!

Allison Copony,
Vice President/Art Contest Project Manager
Dowdell Public Utility District

Click here to view content rules and to download entry form.

• Locate and insulate pipes most susceptible to freezing — typically those near outer walls, in crawl spaces, or in the attic.
• Winterize your house lines and irrigation system. Open your cabinet doors under your sinks to provide warm air circulation.
• Disconnect garden hoses and shut off and insulate outside pipes and faucets.
• Make sure you and your family know how to shut off the water in case pipes burst.

The District has implemented an email and text alert system for the residents of Montgomery County MUD No. 89. This system is designed to keep you informed of issues related to the District in a quick and timely manner. You may receive messages in either email or text alert format, or both, related to the water service in the District, drainage and sewer related topics, and other news that is relevant to the District.

The email alerts that you may receive will contain the majority of the relevant information and may occasionally direct you back to the District’s website for more details.

Text message notifications will contain a short amount of information with a link back to the District’s website where the remainder of the information can be viewed.

These notifications are a great way to stay up to date on news and issues within the District and we highly encourage you to sign up and share this information with your neighbors.

To sign up for email and text notifications, please click here to visit the sign up page.