Lost Creek Municipal Utility District

2009 Consumer Confidence Report

The Lost Creek MUD has released its most recent Consumer Confidence Report covering the 2009 calendar year. Click on the icon below to view the four-page (269 kilobyte PDF file) report.

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If you have trouble viewing this report, contact the MUD Office or visit the MUD Office during regular business hours for a copy.

2010 MUD Board Election Results

Three director positions were up for election at the May 8, 2010 election. Preston Doege and Steve Veregge received the highest number of votes, but candidates Eric Castro and David Lehtonen received the exact same number of votes.

The District called a second election to resolve the tie vote, The second election would have been held on June 12, 2010, but David Lehtonen subsequently withdrew his candidacy. As a result, the second election was not held, and Eric Castro was declared elected as the third director.

The newly elected directors will each serve four (4) terms that expire in May 2014.

New Officer Positions

At the May 25, 2010 meeting, officers were elected for the following positions:

• President: Nancy Naeve
• Vice President: Preston Doege
• Secretary: Gary Sertich
• Treasurer: Steve Veregge
• Asst. Sec.-Treas.: Eric Castro

Rick Cherye Honored

Long term MUD Board President, Rick Cherye, received special recognition for his 10+ years of dedicated leadership as board president.

Rick Cherye stepped down from his 10+ years of dedicated service to the District at the May 25th meeting. As a tribute to his years of leadership, a beautiful engraved glass trophy was presented to him. Many of his friends and former Board members came to thank Rick for his years of service at his last meeting as a member of the Board.

4 Vie for Board in May 8 Election

Four candidates filed for the three Lost Creek MUD Board positions to be filled by voters May 8. The four are, in the order they appear on the ballot:

Preston Doege
1205 Wilson Heights Dr.

Eric Castro
5800 Sedgefield Dr.

Steve Veregge
6600 St. Andrews Way

David Lehtonen
2006 Trevino Dr.

MUD Election Details

Four candidates filed for the three Lost Creek MUD Board positions to be filled by voters May 8. The four are, in the order they appear on the ballot:

Preston Doege
1205 Wilson Heights Dr.

Eric Castro
5800 Sedgefield Dr.

Steve Veregge
6600 St. Andrews Way

David Lehtonen
2006 Trevino Dr.

For Early voting locations visit:http://www.traviscountytax.org/pdfs/100420EVguide.pdf

Election Calendar

Here's a sample ballot provided by the Travis County elections office.

Early Voting

• Monday, April 26-Tuesday, May 4

Among locations is Flagship Randalls at Westlake Hills 3300 Bee Caves Road Mon–Sat 7am–7pm, Sun Noon–6 pm

Election Day

• 7am-7pm Saturday, May 8

Vote at Travis County Precinct Polling Places

• Precinct 317 - Eanes ISD Administration Building 601 Camp Craft Rd.
• Precinct 330 - Valley View Elementary 1201 South Capital of Texas Highway

To determine your precinct, look on your voter registration card or visit http://www.traviscountytax.org/gis/maps/5.htm

Candidate Forum

Meet candidates for the Lost Creek Municipal Utility District Board of Directors and hear them make a short presentation about themselves and why they are running. It will be followed by questions from the audience with Former LCNA President Harlan Cooper serving as moderator.

• 4:30pm Sunday, April 18
• Lost Creek Country Club
• Hosted by Lost Creek Neighborhood Association

Barton Creek Clean-Up

It’s “spring cleaning” time of the year again and to that end all Lost Creek residents are invited to join your friends and neighbors in helping to “Keep Lost Creek Beautiful” by participating in our own Barton Creek Cleanup Day on:

Saturday, April 10, 2010*
9:00 a.m. – noon

The cleanup targets Barton Creek by the low-water bridge and the greenbelts which lead into it.

Meet at the Lost Creek MUD office at 1305 Quaker Ridge to get started. You will be given a map of the greenbelt areas to clean and their access points. Wear old work clothes. Trash bags and plastic gloves will be provided.

To get you started, participants will be treated with breakfast tacos, donuts, juice and water. Community Service certificates will be given to volunteers who are members of organizations that require service hours. Environmental badges will also be awarded to both Boy and Girl Scouts who take part in the Cleanup.

So get outside for a couple of hours and join in the fun of cleaning up our neighborhood while meeting some of your fellow neighbors!

Join the fun and help keep Lost Creek beautiful!

* The Cleanup will be cancelled if it rains.

2010 Bulky Item Collection

Bulky Item Collection
April 3, 2010

Have your items out at the curbside before
7 a.m.

This curbside bulky waste item collection is for limbs and limited bulky items only, and the following bulky items to be collected include, but are not limited to:

Mattresses, stoves, white goods (i.e. hot water heaters, washer and dryer machines, bath tubs, sinks), refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, or any item containing CFCs that are removed and tagged by a licensed technician to certify Freon removal, and furniture. Individual bulk waste items shall not weigh more than 75 pounds, must be capable of being lifted by two qualified and capable personnel and shall not exceed two (2) cubic yards (@ 6’x3’x3’). IESI reserves the right to charge for excessive volumes (greater than two (2) cubic yards - @ 6’x 3’ x 3’) collected from a single residence or for a return trip to collect limbs or bulk waste items that were not set out as detailed above. Brush/tree limbs need to be bundled up in 4' lengths with limbs no more than 4" in diameter.

Bulky items that “will not” be collected:

Items comprised of Construction and Demolition Debris or any waste resulting from remodeling, general property clean-up or clearing of the property for the preparation of construction (i.e. cartons, rocks, dirt, concrete, excelsior, gypsum board, metal, paper, plastic, rubber and wood products), or hazardous waste.

For information on hazardous waste disposal go to www.austinrecycles.com.

Residents must place their bulky waste items at curbside no later than 7:00 a.m. on the scheduled collection day.

Board Application Deadline and Election Notice

Three seats on the Board of Directors are up for election/reelection on May 8.

Directors are elected at large and serve four year terms.

Only one incumbent Director has announced an intention to run for reelection.

Candidates must file for a place on the ballot by March 8, 2010.

Application forms for a place on the ballot may be obtained and filed at the District office.

District Lifts Water Restrictions

Water Restrictions Removed for Winter

On January 19, 2010 the Board of Directors voted to remove all water restrictions for the remainder of the winter.* The District joins with the City of Austin and the Lower Colorado River Authority in encouraging all water customers to use water wisely.

Visit our Conservation section to find tips for water conservation outside and inside the home and details of the District's Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan.

* Under the District's Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan, Stage 1 restrictions will automatically go into effect on May 1, 2010 unless the Board or General Manager take different action.

Part of the MUD Conservation Plan

The full text of the District’s Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan contains recommendations for achieving maximum irrigation benefit during curtailed watering schedules.

Our Water Supply

Lost Creek’s water supply is completely dependent on the storage of Lakes Buchanan and Travis. The Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) is urging mandatory water restrictions in all districts that feed from this system. When full, these lakes hold 2,017,689 acre feet and dipped below 900,000 acre feet in 2009, which is approximately 45% of capacity. It has only taken two years of extreme drought to reach this point.

2009 Texas HB 3693 Statement

In accordance to Texas HB 3693 (excerpted below) the Lost Creek MUD issues the following statement:

The Lost Creek Municipal Utility District purchased $66,832 worth of electricity in Fiscal Year 08/09.

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HB 3693

Applicability - Applies to a political subdivision of the state, including all districts.

Requirements -

1. The district must record in an electronic repository its metered amount of electricity, water, or natural gas consumed for which it is responsible to pay, and the aggregate costs of those utility services.

2. The district shall report the recorded information on a publicly accessible Internet website with an interface designed for ease of navigation if available, or at another publicly accessible location.

Was your water bill higher in October than September?

It’s because:

1) Wastewater billing resumed after a two month suspension

2) Water rates increased from $3.21 to $3.36 per thousand gallons (passing on an increase in our rate from the City of Austin)

2009 Bulky Item Collection

Bulky Item Collection
November 7, 2009

Have your items out at the curbside before
7 a.m.

This curbside bulky waste item collection is for limbs and limited bulky items only, and the following bulky items to be collected include, but are not limited to:

Mattresses, stoves, white goods (i.e. hot water heaters, washer and dryer machines, bath tubs, sinks), refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, or any item containing CFCs that are removed and tagged by a licensed technician to certify Freon removal, and furniture. Individual bulk waste items shall not weigh more than 75 pounds, must be capable of being lifted by two qualified and capable personnel and shall not exceed two (2) cubic yards (@ 6’x3’x3’). IESI reserves the right to charge for excessive volumes (greater than two (2) cubic yards - @ 6’x 3’ x 3’) collected from a single residence or for a return trip to collect limbs or bulk waste items that were not set out as detailed above. Brush needs to be bundled up in 4ft length and 4in diameter.

Bulky items that “will not” be collected:

Items comprised of Construction and Demolition Debris or any waste resulting from remodeling, general property clean-up or clearing of the property for the preparation of construction (i.e. cartons, rocks, dirt, concrete, excelsior, gypsum board, metal, paper, plastic, rubber and wood products), or hazardous waste.

Residents must place their bulky waste items at curbside no later than 7:00 a.m. on the scheduled collection day.

2008 Consumer Confidence Report

The Lost Creek MUD has released its most recent Consumer Confidence Report covering the 2008 calendar year. Click on the icon below to view the four-page (317 kilobyte Acrobat file) report.

The document requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

If you have trouble viewing this report, contact the MUD Office or visit the MUD Office during regular business hours for a copy.