Cresson MUD No. 1 of Hood County has filed an application with the Public Utility Commission of Texas to obtain a water certificate of convenience and necessity (CCN) for the provision of retail water utility service in Hood County, Texas.
The requested area overlaps the district boundaries of Brazos River Authority. If this district does not request a public hearing, the Commission shall determine that the district is consenting to the Cresson MUD No. 1 of Hood County's request to provide retail water utility service in the requested area.
The requested area includes 0 customer connections, is located approximately 1 mile(s) southwest of downtown Cresson, Texas, and is generally bounded on the north by the intersection of United States Highway 377 and Old Granbury Road; on the east by the intersection of United States Highway 377 and Old Granbury Road; on the south by the intersection of United States Highway 377 and Putteet Hill Boulevard; and on the west by the intersection of United States Highway 377 and Putteet Hill Boulevard.
The requested area includes approximately 568 acres, comprised of uncertificated area to amend (add) to Cresson MUD No. 1 of Hood County and the issuance of water CCN number.
The application proposes the addition of approximately 568 acres and the issuance of water CCN number to Cresson MUD No. I of Hood County.
A copy of the maps showing the requested area are available at: 14755 Preston Rd., Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75254
Persons who wish to intervene in the proceeding or comment upon action sought should contact the Public Utility Commission, P.O. Box 13326, Austin, Texas 78711-3326, or call the Public Utility Commission at (512) 936-7120 or (888) 782-8477. Hearing- and speech-impaired individuals with text telephones (TTY) may contact the commission at (512) 936-7136. The deadline for intervention in the proceeding is (30 days from the mailing or publication of notice, whichever occurs later, unless otherwise provided by the presiding officer). You must send a letter requesting intervention to the commission which is received by that date. The letter must include the person's name, address, email address and fax number if applicable.
If a valid public hearing is requested, the Commission will forward the application to the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) for a hearing. If no settlement is reached and an evidentiary hearing is held, SOAH will submit a recommendation to the Commission for a final decision. An evidentiary hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district court.
A landowner with a tract of land at least 25 acres or more, that is partially or wholly located within the requested area, may file a written request with the Commission to be excluded from the requested area ("opt out") within (30) days from the date that notice was provided by the Utility.
All opt out requests must include a large-scale map, a metes and bounds description of the landowner's tract of land, landowner's name, address, email address and fax number, if applicable.
A landowner that opts out from the requested area releases the applicant's obligation to provide retail water or sewer utility service to the removed land for any reason.
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