NOTICE
OF REQUIREMENT TO COMPLY WITH THE SUBDIVISION SERVICE EXTENSION POLICY OF GUM CREEK WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION
Pursuant to Chapter 13.2502 of the Texas Water Code,Gum Creek Water Supply Corporation hereby gives notice that any person who subdivides land by dividing any lot, tract, or parcel of land, within the service area of
Gum Creek Water Supply Corporation, Certificate of Convenience and Necessity No. 10799, in Cherokee County, into two or more lots or sites for the purpose of sale or development, whether immediate or future, including re-subdivision of land for which a plat has been filed or recorded OR request more than two water service connections on a single contiguous tract of land must comply with the Non- Standard Service Requirements (the "Subdivision Policy") contained in Gum Creek Water Supply Corporation’s tariff.
Gum Creek Water Supply Corporation is not required to extend retail water service to a service applicant in a subdivision where the developer of the subdivision has failed to comply with the Subdivision Policy. Applicable elements of the Subdivision Policy include:
• Evaluation by Gum Creek Water Supply Corporation of the impact a proposed subdivision service extension will make on Gum Creek Water Supply Corporation’s water supply system and payment of the costs for this evaluation;
• Payment of reasonable costs or fees by the developer for providing water supply capacity;
• Payment of fees for reserving water supply capacity;
• Forfeiture of reserved water supply capacity for failure to pay applicable fees;
• Payment of costs of any improvements to Gum Creek Supply Corporation’s system that are necessary to provide the water service;
• Construction according to design approved by Gum Creek Water Supply Corporation and dedication by the developer of water facilities within the subdivision following inspection.
"Developer" means any person who subdivides land or requests more than two water or sewer service connections on a single contiguous tract of land.
Gum Creek Water Supply Corporation’s tariff and a map showing Gum Creek Water Supply Corporation’s service area may be reviewed by contacting Gum Creek Water Supply Corporation at
903-589-1899; the tariff/policy and service area map also are filed of record at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and may be reviewed by contacting the TCEQ, c/o Utility Rates and Services Section, Water Supply Division, P.O. Box 130587, Austin, Texas 78711.