History of MUD 500 – The Master District

Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 500 (Harris County MUD 500) was created effective June 25, 2007, by an Order of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Pursuant to the provisions of Chapters 49 and 54 of the Texas Water Code, Harris County MUD 500 is empowered to purchase, operate and maintain all facilities, plants and improvements necessary to provide water, sanitary sewer service, drainage, solid waste collection and disposal, including recycling, and to construct roads, parks and recreational facilities for the residents of Harris County MUD 500. Harris County MUD 500 is located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Houston, Texas. The Board of Directors held its first meeting on August 27, 2007.