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Thanksgiving Trash Collection

In observance of Thanksgiving, there will be no trash collection on Thursday, November 22nd. Trash collection will resume on the next scheduled service day.

Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Rate

The FORT BEND COUNTY M.U.D. !185 will hold a public hearing on a proposed tax rate for the tax year 2018 on September 19, 2018 at 12:00PM at 9 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1000, Houston, TX 77046. Your individual taxes may increase or decrease, depending on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property and the tax rate that is adopted.

FOR the proposal: Allen Thomas, Wesley Noonan, and Terrell Berger
AGAINST the proposal: None
PRESENT and not voting: None
ABSENT: Al Menconi and Scott Donahue

The following table compares taxes on an average residence homestead in this taxing unit last year to taxes proposed on the average residence homestead this year.

Notice of Taxpayers’ Right to Rollback Elections

If taxes on the average residence homestead increase by more than eight percent, the qualified voters of the district by petition may
require that an election be held to determine whether to reduce the operation and maintenance tax rate to the rollback tax rate under
Section 49.236(d), Water Code.

Bob Leared Interests 713-932-9011

Labor Day Trash Collection

In observance of Labor Day, there will be no trash collection on Monday, September 3rd. Trash collection will resume on the next scheduled service day.

New Online Customer Portal

On August 18, 2018, we will introduce a new customer portal as a new option for making payments. After this date, we request that you create an account by visiting www.edpwater.com and following the instructions below. Make individual or automatic payments online for a $1.00 fee, when paying by eCheck from a bank account or for a 3% fee when paying by credit or debit card. If you have made electronic payments in the past the previous website will now redirect you to the new payment portal.

How to create an account:

  1. Go to www.edpwater.com
  2. Click on Pay Your Bill, select your water District’s name
  3. Click on PAY ONLINE NOW
  4. Click on Sign up now
  5. Follow online instructions beginning with your security code from your most recent water bill.

We hope you enjoy the new features which will include:

  • Viewing real-time balance & transaction history
  • Viewing current and past billing statements
  • Viewing your water use history
  • Updating your mailing address
  • Signing up for ebilling

Changes to Our Auto-Pay Program

We will be moving our auto-pay program over to the Online Customer Portal beginning August 18, 2018. This change should not disrupt auto-payments set up through our original payment program and no action should be required. After August 18, 2018, we encourage you to sign on to the new customer portal and confirm/update your account information.

Thank you for your attention to this matter and we hope these changes will improve your satisfaction with services provided by your water district.

For more information or assistance with registration, call EDP at: 832-467-1599
Monday – Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm CST.

Visit www.edpwater.com for more information.