Highlights of Pecan Grove MUD Meeting – April 29, 2025
The regular monthly meeting of the Pecan Grove Municipal Utility District was held at the Pecan Grove MUD Administration/Community Building at noon on April 29, 2025. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in the PGMUD building at noon.
PGVFD Report — April 2025
Total Calls for March: 127
Total Incidents for 2025: 507
Parks and Facilities Report
Key card readers have been installed and are necessary at the pool, fitness center, and tennis courts. The cards can be obtained at the PGMUD office. See Engineers Report for news on project plans for these areas. The missing water fountains at Pecan Grove Park have been replaced. Parts are on order to repair the air conditioning at the Administration/Community building. Trees damaged last year in Hurricane Beryl have been replaced. New landscaping at Windmill Park has been completed.
The Club at Pecan Grove
Chuck Odom reported on projects and changes at The Club at Pecan Grove. Work is continuing on the repairs to the golf course irrigation system. The work on the greens should begin in May. The golf course renovation will begin with the rebuilding of the Grove and Plantation courses this summer. Water fountains will be added to the restrooms on the golf course. There were 715 rounds of golf played in March.
Marketing to the general public has started. There will be repairs to the walls around the front lake. The club membership dues’ structure has been simplified.
In the club building, renovation of the dining area is basically complete with service downstairs now standard and brunches began on Easter Sunday. The club building will be power washed and repainted. The front doors will be refinished.
Remember that key-card access to the pool, workout room, and tennis courts is now required. Cards can be purchased at the MUD office.
Operator Report — Si Environmental, LLC
Water Accountability
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Percent Accountability: 89.1%
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Surface Water Treatment Plant (SWTP) Capacity: 91.5%
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Total Metered Water: 40,253,000
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Amount Produced: SW 41.012M | Ground 6.131M (47,143,000)
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Amount Unaccounted for: 4,907,000
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Amount Used for Maintenance, Est.: 322,000
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Amount Used Due to Known Leaks, Est.: 4,092,000
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Adjusted Accountability: 98.9%
March 2025 testing showed that the drinking water and wastewater systems met the state and federal compliance standards for disinfection, and there were no permit excursions for the month.
The repairs of the SWTP raw pumps #1 and #2 plus the #1 motor, are complete along with the replacement of the #2 sludge pump. Repair of the levee sluice valve on the emergency interconnect with Harvest Green is complete. Also completed were the replacement of the Colorimetric Chlorine Analyzer at the SWTP, the fabrication and installation of shelving at the WWTP, and the repair of lift pump at Lift Station #1. At Lift Station #10, the #1 pump will be replaced. At the SWTP, we need a replacement chain for the sedimentation basin collectors, and the rental of a mobile crane will be needed to inspect the raw mixing unit.
At the SWTP, the replacement of the skid C pump and motor are now in-house and are pending installation. New surge protection for Water Plant #2 is in process, as is the replacement of the check valves #3 and #4. The repair at Lift Station #9 on the #1 motor is in process, and replacement of the Raw Check Valve #3 at the SWTP is in process.
Fire hydrant flushing was completed in April, and the painting of all 412 hydrants and the blue dots that need replacement are in process.
The repair of the altitude valve at the elevated storage tank was determined to be inadequate, so a new repair and key component replacement were authorized. Si Enviro and the contractor are working to replace the Solar Bee tank mixer at the elevated storage tank.
At the SWTP, the 10″ Raw Water Check Valve was authorized to be replaced, as was the Colorimetric Chlorine Analyzer. At the WWTP, Si Enviro was authorized to fabricate and install 22″ shelving to provide additional storage space.
The upgrade to the camera system has been completed, except for the WWTP, which is in process.
SI Enviro requested authorization to buy a 4″ diesel trailer-mounted pump set. The unit will be used to maintain the water level in Bullhead Bayou during low water situations.
On March 11, 2025, the TECQ performed a general compliance inspection at the WWTP. There were no violations noted at the time of the inspection.
Old water meters continue to be replaced, with 16 replaced this month for a total of 1,721 replaced to date since January 2023.
Residents are urged to call Si Enviro first if there is an outside water leak: (832) 490-1601.
