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1 Kingsland Municipal Utility District (325) PO BOX 748, KINGSLAND, TX Kingsland Municipal Utility District Mission Statement Mission of the Kingsland Municipal Utility District (KMUD) is to provide the Kingsland area communities with the safe collection, transportation, process control and legal disposal of all domestic, industrial or communal wastewater while operating at the lowest reasonable cost and in a service oriented, forward looking and financially responsible manner. KMUD will also serve a leading role in improving the quality of life; safeguarding public health and further economic development of our community. The District will provide services to meet such other needs that may arise in the community as authorized under state law. Inside this issue: KMUD Mission Statement Household Hazardous Waste Cleanup 1 1 Household Hazardous Waste Cleanup Scheduled for Llano County Extra Services 2 Maintaining Your Pressure Sewer System How a Sewer Grinder Pump System Works. What is KMUD and What can it provide? Please participate and help us keep Llano County Beautiful. There will be a Household Hazardous Waste Cleanup scheduled for May 5, 2012 from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM. The collection site will be held in Kingsland at Kingsland Water Supply Corp. with the entrance at Packsaddle Elementary on RR All KMUD customers are included in this cleanup. Items which WILL be accepted for collection will be oil-based paints, batteries and household chemicals. Items which WILL NOT be accepted for collection will be tires, used oil and electronics. PLEASE CALL BEFORE YOU DIG Call DIG 811 or DIG TESS two (2) days prior to excavation.

2 PAGE 2 KINGSLAND MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT Extra Services Offered by KMUD COMPOST, & MULCH Tuesday through Friday Mulch is free Compost (dillo dirt) is $10/bobcat bucket (1/2 cubic yard) RV SEWAGE DUMPING Monday through Friday Fee is $5.00 per 200 gallon maximum dump. This includes 100 gallons of potable water. TIRE DISPOSAL (WITHOUT RIMS) Monday through Friday Smaller than fourteen (14) tire and motorcycle, bicycle, golf cart, lawn mower, ATV, etc. $1.75 per tire Fourteen (14) inch tire through twentyfour (24) inch tire $2.50 per tire TIRES LARGER THAN TWENTY FOUR (24) INCHES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. RECYCLING TRAILER The recycling trailer is dropped off on Mondays then picked up on Tuesday afternoon. It is brought back Wednesday afternoon and picked up each Friday afternoon. Items accepted are: Aluminum cans, Paper, Cardboard, Metal cans, Plastic bottles (Pete Code 1 and 2). NO GLASS! The Recycling Trailer no longer takes appliances. Please contact Hill Country P lease be neat! If trailer is full please bring your recycling back the following week. BRUSH DUMPING Brush Dumping will only be available to KMUD Residential Customers. A KMUD bill must be presented for access to the facility. Hours of Operation Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 8:00 AM to 12:00 noon The fee is: $2.50/cubic yard up to 50 cubic yards for a twelve (12) month period. $5.00/cubic yard over 50 cubic yards for a twelve (12) month period. OIL Tuesday through Friday Oil without water is free to drop off and the filters are 50 cents each. Antifreeze, cooking oil, gasoline, diesel, and hydraulic fluid may also be dropped off free of charge. Oil WITH water is $1.50 per gallon

3 ATTENTION KMUD CUSTOMERS: On November 21, 2011, the District s Board of Directors unanimously adopted a resolution prohibiting new on-site septic facilities. The ban does NOT affect homes that have existing on-site septic facilities which were installed before the adoption date of November 21, The ban only applies to property which is currently in the Kingsland Municipal Utility District boundary. A map of the current district boundary is on the reverse side of this page. You may also check if your property is in the KMUD Boundary by logging on the Kingsland Municipal Utility District web page kingslandmud.com. On the KMUD web page click on Tax Rate in the left hand menu, then scroll down to the question How do I know if the property I own or plan to purchase is in the KMUD boundary? Click on the appropriate link for the County in which your property is located. Once you have found the address in question, click on Taxing Jurisdiction. If KMUD or Kingsland MUD is listed then you are in the KMUD Boundary. If you have any further questions, feel free to call the District Offices at (325)

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5 KINGSLAND MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT PAGE 3 A Cut-away View of Your Grinder Pump System. How a Sewer Grinder Pump System Works. Wastewater flows from your sinks, showers, and commodes into sewer drain pipes under the floors in your home until it collectively drains into your grinder pump tank. The tank is located outside of your home and can be identified by a round reinforced fiberglass cover. As the wastewater fills the tank, the middle floats begin to rise until it becomes horizontal and activates the grinder pump. The pump then grinds up solid waste, not plastics or trash, and then pumps the wastewater out of the tank and through the service yard line. As the level is pumped down, the bottom float will turn the pump off. The wastewater then flows into the sewer mainlines and is collected in a lift station where it is pumped at a higher pressure to the wastewater treatment plant for treatment and disposal. If the water level in the tank ever reaches the highest float, a red light will turn on indicating there is a problem and service is needed. Call if you see the red light on. Typical Grinder Sewer System Set Up PRESSURE SEWER SYSTEM: What you can do to help maintain the system and how it works. Unlike gravity sewer systems located in areas where the terrain is relatively level or soils are less rock, your sewer system requires a grinder pump to grind solid waste small enough to be carried through smaller pressurized sewer mains to the treatment plant. Replacement of a damaged grinder pump costs the District approximately $1,000, a cost that ultimately is passed on to the customer. The majority of Grinder pump systems service calls are: #1 source of service calls -- Grease causing float switch failure #2 source of service calls -- Garbage causing grinder to jam #3 source of service calls -- Electrical/plumbing component failure. Preventative measures that will help maintain a long and dependable service are: 1) Ensure that no trash is flushed down the sewer drains. (Plastics, wipes, feminine products cause the grinder blades to seize up and pump will not work); 2) Pouring grease in a container and putting it in the trash instead of pouring it down the drain (grease coagulates in the cool water of grinder basins, restricting on/off float switches); 3) Utilize liquid soap for dish washing and laundry (powder soaps coagulate in the cool water of grinder basins, restricting on/off float switches); 4) Never disconnect or turn off the breaker to the grinder pump when leaving town. Toilet or faucet leaks can overflow grinder basins and possibly back up into house drains. 5) Be alert to any unusual noises or red light coming from the grinder system and report them to the District as soon as possible, even after hours ( ). 6) If you are going to leave your residence for more than one month run fresh water through your plumbing for approximately 5 minutes before leaving. 7) Please make sure everyone who utilizes your home is aware of these facts. IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION PLEASE CONTACT THE DISTRICT OFFICE AT

6 Kingsland Municipal Utility District Billing Address PO Box 748 Kingsland, TX Office Location 100 Ingram Street Kingsland, TX Phone 325) Fax (325) Office Hours: 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM Monday Friday Board of Directors: President Mary Ann Hefner Place 1 Vice-President Larry Denney Place 4 Secretary-Treasurer Frank Willingham Place 2 Director Chuck Henicke Place 3 Director Lorean Sindelar Place 5 Administration Staff: General Manager Operations & Maint. Supervisor Business / Office Manager Senior Accounting Clerk Senior Billing Clerk Paul D. O Brian Richard Meyers Anita LaBier Karen Wilson Cindy Tiller Operators: William Simons Tony Wooten Juan Carrasco Robert Gallardo Shaun Hannabass James Ashing Derrick Prince Samuel Elmore Working to Protect Kingsland s Public Health Since 1972 KMUD is a Municipal Utility District (MUD) form of government that was created on December 27, 1972, under the authority, conditions, and restrictions of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution. Kingsland MUD was created to provide sewer services for communities within the District s boundaries. Five Board members are elected to provide oversight of a District s business. KMUD currently provides: sewer collection and treatment, septic system materials treatment, brush grinding and recycling services. A MUD has the authority to levy rates and taxes to construct, purchase and operate facilities for the District s legally defined services. Other functions MUD s can provide include: water, wastewater, storm-water control, garbage collection, road maintenance, parks, fire protection and police services if authorized by the District s voters. Kingsland Municipal Utility District P.O. Box 748 Kingsland, TX PRESORTED FIRST CLASS MAIL U.S. POSTAGE PAID KINGSLAND TX PERMIT NO. 32