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Check your sprinkler system annually to conserve water and manage your water usage. The NFBWA’s free irrigation evaluation program provides a licensed irrigator to check your water settings and make recommendations. Visit www.nfbwa.com/we-are-wise-guys to sign up for a FREE evaluation.

The Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 182 will hold a public hearing on the proposed tax rate for 2025 on Monday, August 25, 2025, at 12:30 p.m. at 28707 Tamarron Parkway, Katy, Texas 77494. The proposed rate remains unchanged from last year at $1.07000 per $100 of value, with a minimal 0.17% increase in taxes for the average homestead.

For full details, including exemptions and taxpayer rights, please refer to the Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Rate (PDF). Questions? Contact the tax office at 281-482-0216.

For the most up-to-date information and service notifications for garbage collection impacts from severe weather, please visit www.best-trash.com.

Hurricane and Tropical Storm season is at its peak!

Our priority during the first week after a disaster is your health and safety. We will ensure the prompt collection of putrescible residential waste. Remember that during power outages, a tremendous amount of rotting waste is generated. Collection of this is our priority. Following this initial period, we will continue to collect normal resident waste, including grass clippings.

It is encouraged to place household waste in white bags and grass clippings in clear or brown paper bags and to separate them from any debris generated because of the disaster.

Storm debris is trash from an event such as a hurricane, flood, windstorm, etc., that generates more than the average amount of waste a resident normally produces. This can include bagged yard debris, but it is not limited to downed trees, excessive branches and leaves blown off trees, fallen fences, roofing, and construction debris from the house because of water damage.

Storm debris should be placed at the curb away from your regular household waste. Please check with your local government for guidelines on how to properly place your debris out for collection.

The collection of storm debris and waste generated by these conditions is not included under the terms and conditions of Best Trash’s agreement with the District. Also, note that construction and remodeling debris is not considered normal trash. Please see our website, www.best-trash.com for details.

Storm Debris Removal Resource Guide

Debris should be placed curbside without blocking the road or storm drains. Additionally, residents should avoid placing debris near or on structures such as trees, poles, mailboxes, fire hydrants, and meters.

Guidelines from the Federal Emergency Management Agency require debris to be separated into six categories:

• Electronics: televisions, computers, stereos, phones, DVD players, and other devices with cords
• Large appliances: refrigerators, washing machines and dryers, air conditioners, stoves, water heaters, and dishwashers
• Hazardous waste: oil, batteries, pesticides, paint, cleaning supplies, and compressed gas
• Vegetative debris: tree branches, leaves, logs, and plants
• Construction debris: building materials, drywall, lumber, carpet, furniture, and plumbing
• Household garbage: bagged garbage, discarded food, paper, and packaging

The specifics

Local government entities may have varying requirements in their debris pickup procedures. Additional information is linked below:

• Fort Bend County (608) 492-0522 (833) 307-9937: Please be patient. Following a storm, the top priority is our community’s health and safety and the county’s restoration. Keep household garbage, recycling, and vegetative and/or construction storm debris in separate piles. Debris must be neatly stacked or piled curbside by debris type. Don’t block roadways, traffic signs, drains, or stormwater structures.
• Harris County Precinct 3: To request collection, please visit the Harris County Precinct 3 website or call (713) 274-3100. Regular household trash and bagged debris will not be picked up with disaster debris. You should continue to follow the regular garbage removal schedule. Household hazardous waste will not be picked up with regular debris piles.
• Harris County Precinct 4 (832-927-4444) service@hcp4.net: Please be patient. A natural disaster can affect entire counties. The debris collectors will make at least three passes in your area. Please call or email if your debris has not been removed after the third collection round. Regular household trash and bagged debris will not be picked up with disaster debris. You should continue to follow your regular garbage removal schedule.
• Montgomery County: Please be patient with the county during storm debris removal. Do not place tree debris in trash bags. Debris must be placed on the county/city right-of-way. It cannot be collected on private property or in gated communities. Do not place debris in ditches or natural drainage ways that will impede water flow. Also, do not place debris on a roadway that will become a traffic hazard.
• City of Houston: If your house doesn’t have a sidewalk, ditch, or utility line in front of it, place debris at the edge of your property before the curb. Placing debris near or on trees, poles, or other structures makes removal difficult. This includes fire hydrants and meters. Separate debris into these categories: vegetative debris, electronics, appliances, and white goods.
• City of Jersey Village: Residents are encouraged to get their tree debris to the curb as soon as possible. Contractors will make a pass to clean it up. Debris removal crews will be using large trucks with grapples on them. Due to its proximity to trees, mailboxes, etc., the grapple may not be able to clear the debris in front of your home. If it appears your house was skipped, please be assured that crews will be by again with a different means of picking up your debris. There is no need to report this. City staff will verify that all debris is picked up before the company leaves Jersey Village.
• City of Katy: Storm Debris should be separated by vegetative debris and fence debris. Bagged debris, appliances, construction or demolition waste, and hazardous waste will not be picked up.
• City of Pearland: Debris should be separated into the following categories: regular household trash, vegetative, construction and demolition, appliances and white goods, electronics, and household hazardous waste. The current waste service provider is picking up bagged debris concurrently with Ceres picking up storm debris. Haul vehicles will be in the right-of-way once they are in place. Please be patient, as slow-moving vehicles may slightly impact traffic, and please remember not to block debris piles. Please ensure access to the debris and do not block it. Vehicles, street poles, fire hydrants, and other obstacles adjacent to debris piles will inhibit debris pickup; as a result, piles that are blocked will be skipped. Please ensure debris is accessible to the vehicles.
• City of Sugar Land: Storm debris does not need to be trimmed down or bundled, and standard green waste procedures do not need to be followed. Trees, stumps, tree branches, tree trunks, lumber, fence panels, and roofing materials can be placed at the curb as they are and will be collected. Neighbors can combine small debris piles into one large pile of vegetation debris, including limbs and trees. This will reduce the contractor’s time to move their equipment from pile to pile. While debris collection is happening, please note that there will be different debris collection trucks for each pile of vegetative debris, construction and demolition debris, and refrigerators/freezers. Please keep the roadway clear of vehicles. Keep a safe distance from the workers and refrain from interrupting them during their tasks.
• City of Tomball: See Harris County Precinct 3.
• City of Magnolia: See Magnolia County.
• City of Missouri City: Storm Debris (trees, stumps, loose branches) and other materials (lumber, fencing, roofing) should be separated and stacked separately.
• City of West University Place: Regular trash, recycling, and bagged yard waste should only be placed curbside on your regular collection days. The storm debris collection vendor will not collect these items. Residents should move storm-related debris to the curb and keep it separate from regular trash. Please separate tree debris from construction debris. This will help crews to sort and collect debris more efficiently. All debris should be placed in the city right-of-way (between the curb and sidewalk).

Stage 1 – Voluntary Water Use Restrictions – Effective 10/04/2023

Drought restrictions have been downgraded to Stage 1 as of October 4, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 182 has instituted Stage 1 of its Drought Contingency Plan. Your cooperation is imperative to provide adequate water and water pressure to the community.

The following steps are voluntary at this time.

1. Please limit landscaped areas irrigation from automatic sprinkler systems or hose end sprinklers to the following days only:
   • Addresses ending in even numbers (0, 2, 4, 6 or 8) – Sundays and Thursdays only
   • Addresses ending in odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7 or 9) – Saturdays and Wednesdays only 

     Please only irrigate between 12:00 midnight until 10:00 a.m. and between 8:00 p.m. and 12:00 midnight on designated watering days. Landscaped areas can be watered anytime using a handheld hose, a faucet filled bucket or a watering can of 5 gallons or less.

2. Residents are requested to practice water conservation and minimize or discontinue water use for non-essential purposes.

Your voluntary adherence to these Stage 1 steps is appreciated.

Your Fort Bend County MUD No. 182 Board of Directors

Continued drought conditions in our area have caused the need for Fort Bend County MUD 182 to institute Stage 2 of its Drought Contingency Plan. To ensure that an adequate supply of water is available for drinking, bathing and emergency fire-protection, you are hereby notified of the MANDATORY water use restrictions set forth below.  Violation the MANDATORY restrictions set forth below may be punishable as a misdemeanor resulting in monetary fines.

The following steps are MANDATORY at this time:

1. Irrigation of landscaped areas from automatic sprinkler systems or hose end sprinklers is limited to the following days only:

• • Addresses ending in even numbers (0, 2, 4, 6 or 8) – Sundays and Thursdays only
  • Addresses ending in odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7 or 9) – Saturdays and Wednesdays only
  • Such irrigation is further limited to between 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. and only allowed on watering days as designated above.

2. Landscaped areas can be watered anytime using a handheld hose, a faucet filled bucket or a watering can of 5 gallons or less.These are MANDATORY use restrictions. Your cooperation is sincerely appreciated.

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 182

Effective August 16^th Best Trash will be your new trash and recycle collection provider.

Trash and Recycling Collection Guidelines (PDF)

NEW RECYCLE COLLECTION DAY FRIDAY

Best Trash will provide each residence one 65-gallon trash and one 48-gallon recycle cart.

Best Trash will only collect trash from the Best Trash container or any personal trash cans between 30-50 gallons in size and/or trash bags not exceeding more than 40lbs.

LEAVE OLD RECYCLE BINS EMPTY AT CURB UNTIL COLLECTED

(Texas Pride will remove old recycle bins on Friday, August 19^th.)

Please have trash and recycling out by 7:00 a.m.

Trash

On each regularly scheduled collection day, Best Trash will collect residential refuse located at the curbside in the provided roll-out carts.  Please place the carts on the curb facing forward as shown in the picture below.  Residents are restricted to one Best Trash cart for refuse and are encouraged to confine refuse to the cart, however additional refuse may be placed in containers (between 30- 50 gallons), or bags (not weighing over 40 pounds) and placed next to the Best Trash provided trash cart.  Items excluded from normal collection are dirt, rocks, bricks, tile, concrete, tires, batteries, motor oil, cooking oil, waste generated by a private contractor or any materials or items deemed hazardous materials.   Please do not dispose of gasoline, motor oil, paints, cooking oil, or any other liquid items in a container that are not visible to Best Trash personnel.  If such items results in spillage that causes a stain, Best Trash is not responsible for the cleanup.  Best Trash will leave a tag explaining the reason for any non-collected item(s).

Yard and Bulk Waste

COLLECTED BOTH COLLECTION DAYS EACH WEEK, Trees, shrubs, brush trimmings and fencing must be no larger than 4 inches in diameter, no more than 4 feet long, tied in bundles not exceeding 40 pounds. The tied bundles is required to allow quick pickup and size limitations are required to avoid damaging the equipment in the compacting process.  Items such as appliances, furniture, mattresses, carpet (up to 1 room of carpet, cut less than 4 feet wide, tied in bundles not exceeding 40 pounds), will be picked up on both garbage collection days.  By Federal Law, refrigerators, freezers, and any other items containing Freon must be drained of Freon and have an accompanying bill to validate such service was performed.

Recycleable Items: Paper (including cardboard), Plastics (1-7), Aluminum and Tin Cans and Glass (All Colors)

Best Trash takes great pride in our recycle program.  Ensuring the best recycle program for our customers takes time and effort on both sides.  Please remove caps, liquids and food products from inside the containers.  Please only use the provided recycle cart for recyclable materials. The green recycle cart is NOT an extra trash container and will NOT be emptied as such.  If items exceed container capacity, please place them adjacent to the cart well marked as recyclable materials.  Cardboard is recyclable, please break down all boxes flat, and place them next to the recycle cart for collection.

Cart Care and Maintenance

Best Trash will provide each residence with ONE recycling cart and ONE trash cart.  Best Trash will replace any carts that are defective or otherwise become unusable due to normal wear and tear.  Lost or stolen carts can be replaced for $85.00 + tax  each by calling Best Trash.

Holiday Schedule

If your regular trash or recycle collection day falls on a holiday (New Years, Independence, Christmas Days) the collection will be made on the next regularly scheduled collection day.

Best Trash
(281) 313-2378
customerservice@besttrashtexas.com

Continued drought conditions in our area have caused the need for Fort Bend County MUD 182 to institute Stage 1 of its Drought Contingency Plan.

The following steps are voluntary at this time.

Please limit landscaped areas irrigation from automatic sprinkler systems or hose end sprinklers to the following days only:

• Addresses ending in even numbers (0, 2, 4, 6 or 8) – Sundays and Thursdays only
• Addresses ending in odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7 or 9) – Saturdays and Wednesdays only

  Please only irrigate between 12:00 midnight until 10:00 a.m. and between 8:00 p.m. and 12:00 midnight on designated watering days.Landscaped areas can be watered anytime using a handheld hose, a faucet filled bucket or a watering can of 5 gallons or less.

Residents are requested to practice water conservation and minimize or discontinue water use for non-essential purposes.

Your voluntary adherence to these Stage 1 steps is appreciated.

Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 182