WHCRWA - No Rate Increase / Ricewood MUD

Great News!

Residents of Ricewood Municipal Utility District (Ricewood MUD) did not see an increase in the fee charged by the West Harris County Regional Water Authority (WHCRWA) this year. This fee, typically listed as a separate line item on water bills, is determined by WHCRWA and then passed through to the customer. This stable fee may provide some relief for residents who may have been concerned about potential increases in their water bills.

What is a Regional Water Authority (RWA)?

RWAs are Governmental entities created by the Texas legislature that assist specific regions in converting groundwater usage (such as aquifers and wells) to primarily surface water usage (such as lakes and rivers). The purpose of this conversion is to better manage our water sources for the future by keeping the integrity of the aquifers and wells intact.

There are 9 RWAs in the Gulf Coast area of Texas, all tasked with developing and implementing a strategy for complying with the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District’s Regulatory Plan that aims to use no more than 20% of total water demand from groundwater by 2030. To learn more about your specific RWA, use the links below to visit their websites:

The West Harris County Regional Water Authority (WHCRWA) is extremely active in building and managing infrastructure in the West Harris County area. As of June 2024, they have successfully designed and constructed over 82 miles of new waterlines within its boundaries, constructed a new pump station, and delivered approximately 28 million gallons of water per day of surface water. The WHCRWA is currently working on two additional pump stations, and services over 150 Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs) in the west Harris County area, which in turn provides water to an estimated 626,800 people in the area.

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