Hurricane Update for our Community
September/October 2008
10/15/08
Both Mason Creek Utility District and Harris County have made several passes through the community to pick up hurricane-related storm debris.
If you still have hurricane debris to be disposed of you should contact Harris County directly or take it to one of the many disposal sites the county has established. A partial list of these locations is provided below:
| Tom Bass II Park 3930 Fellows Road 77047 - 8 AM - 6 PM |
Challenger 7 Park 2301 W. Nasa Blvd 77058 - 8 AM - 6 PM |
| Alexander Deussen Park 12303 Sonnier Road 77044 - 8 AM - 6 PM |
Gene Green Beltway 8 Park 6500 E Sam Houston Parkway N 77049 - 8 AM - 6 PM |
| JD Walker Center/Wade Road Camp 7613 Wade Road 77521 - 8 AM- 6 PM |
Sylvan Beach Park 636 N Bayshore Drive 77571 MONDAY - SATURDAY (8AM - 6PM) AND SUNDAY (12 NOON - 6PM) |
| Dirt Cheap Mulch 4460 FM 1960 East - West of Artesian Way (Key Map 336Z) |
If you feel that your property address was overlooked please call the commissioners office at 281-463-6300.
Thanks to everyone in the community who acted promptly in cleaning up their properties to maintain the healthy and attractive look of our community.
10/06/08
Mason Creek Utility District began collecting storm debris immediately after Hurricane Ike passed and worked on this initiative seven days per week until this past weekend. Between our efforts and those of Harris County, a first pass and a second pass in most sections have been completed. A few addresses remain and those should be complete today.
Harris County still has debris-collection crews working in our area and any additional debris left at the curb side from this point forward will be collected by their teams. The county will ONLY pick up storm debris from the front curb of your property; they will NOT enter the alley ways. If you feel you have been overlooked please call the commissioners office at 281-463-6300.
If you have large tree debris in your yard that you would like to personally move to a staging area to speed up the cleaning process for your own yard you are welcome to do so. The county has set up multiple sites for disposal.
9/30/08
At the close of September, the district, in combination with the efforts of Harris County, has successfully collected an estimated 70% of the hurricane storm debris in our community.
Collection of bagged storm debris has been completed in all sections with the exception of the alleyways which is planned to begin October 1st or 2nd.
The collection of large tree debris and downed fences continues and preliminary estimates indicate we might complete this portion of the task by October 4th or 5th. Debris placed at the curb past that date will likely have to wait for county contractors to be collected.
If you have large tree debris in your yard that you would like to personally move to our staging to speed up the cleaning process for your own yard you are welcome to do so. Feel free to contact the district office at 281-578-7272 and instructions on where and when you can relocate your storm debris will be provided.
The resources secured for this clean up have been working every day including the weekends since the storm originally hit. This has been an enormous task and we thank everyone for their commitment to cleaning up our community and your patience while getting this done.
9/22/08
As of Sunday September 21 the district made its last pass through the neighborhood collecting all of the bagged storm debris that was left at the curb side. If you have bagged debris that was missed please call the district office and provide us with your address and we will make another trip to collect your debris.
Collection of large tree debris in section 6 is currently underway and it is expected that it will take another 10 days to collect the remaining material. The very large trees left at curb side are too large for chipping and will be collected in another sweep of the neighborhood after completion of the chipping.
Some of this debris is being relocated to a staging area so that we can clear the yards, streets and alleys of the community as quickly as possible.
If you have large tree debris in your yard that you would like to personally move to our staging to speed up the cleaning process for your own yard you are welcome to do so. Feel free to contact the district office at 281-578-7272 and instructions on where and when you can relocate your storm debris will be provided.
The resources secured for this clean up have been working every day including the weekends to clear the storm debris and this schedule will remain at 7 days per week until it is completed.
Thanks again for your patience, this is a very large task and the staff of Mason Creek Utility District is working hard to ensure a very prompt and timely clean up.
9/17/08
Mason Creek Utility District has secured the necessary resources to begin the immediate collection of hurricane debris in our community. Multiple crews began the task of collecting this debris today and will continue to do so every day including the weekends until the mess is cleaned up entirely.
Considering the amount of debris to be collected it will be picked up in two phases. In the first phase we will collect all bagged material and relocate this to a staging area where it will be chipped and disposed of as mulch. The second phase will include the collection of limbs, stumps and large tree branches.
The tentative plan is this:
| Wednesday begin collecting all bagged debris from sections 4, 6 and 7 | |
| Thursday and Friday begin collecting bags and large debris from all alleyways in section 1 and 2 including some cul-de-sacs. | |
| Friday and Saturday collect all remaining bags from the community. | |
| Saturday thru next week begin collection large tree debris and relocate this to the staging area for chipping and disposal. |
All of this debris is being relocated to a staging area so that we can clear the yards, streets and alleys of the community as quickly as possible. Depending on the speed in which we can chip and dispose of the debris this project could be underway for at least two weeks.
These efforts in combination with resources being deployed by offices of Harris County will ensure that our community is put back in its beautiful state before the month's end.
Thanks again for your patience; this is a very large task and the staff of Mason Creek Utility District is working hard to ensure a very prompt and timely clean up.
9/16/08
Mason Creek Utility District had sufficient generator power during and after the storm and our water system was never taken offline. This means that your tap water was never compromised and its quality remained stable. We do not take physical delivery of water from the City of Houston so our system was never exposed to any outside threats.
It will be necessary for each resident to bring their tree and fence debris to the curbside for collection. It is important that the debris stays on the yard and not blocking the drainage flow below the curb. The process of collecting this debris could take several weeks so we encourage you to stack it on your sidewalk or the side of your driveway to prevent further damage to your grass or yard.
It is also very important that you separate the debris by type, tree, and fence. There will likely be separate contractors picking up each type of debris and mixing the different types of waste will slow the process greatly.
The utility district is in the process of hiring a private firm to collect the tree debris immediately and work is planned to begin on Thursday (9-18-08). This work will be done one section at a time and once a pass of the entire community has been made a second pass will be made to pick up any additional debris that has been left at curb side.
Our household waste contractor will not be collecting your hurricane debris. WCA is working diligently to ensure they have enough diesel fuel supply to carry out normal collection service over the coming week. If a shortage in fuel causes a delay in service we will notify you.
Thanks in advance for your patience, this will be a large task and resources are limited as most are being dispatched to areas affected much worse than ours first.