Our trash bin (Roll Off) is located at the Port O’Connor Improvement District’s Wastewater Plant. The Roll Off will be at this location October 6. The Next time for the Roll Off will be December 1. Please bring your water bill to show proof of residence.
Lester Construction will continue to work on upgrading our water lines, if the weather permits. These areas will be Tyler St. to Monroe Ave on 2nd St. through the month of September. We would like to ask for your patience during this time. While there will be water disruption and we will be on top of putting out alerts to let you know when water will be turned off. Please note to receive an alert in regard to POCID activities, please sign up at our website pocid.org.
We are also asking customer to make it easier in finding your home when having sewer issues or meter readings that if possible to put the house numbers visible on the outside of your home. We have recently welcomed new employees from out of town and it would be very helpful.
POCID would like to remind customers about having a back flow preventer on your property.
Backflow Preventer is a device that’s installed on your home’s water pipes that allows water to flow in one direction but never in the opposite direction. Its sole job is to prevent drinking water from being contaminated due to backflow. When water enters your home from the main water supply line, it should only ever flow in one direction: into your home, But sometimes, due to pressure changes in the pipes, that water can actually flow backwards and seep back into the main water supply line. For example, backflow can happen when there’s a break in the main water line or when a fire hydrant is opened for use. Because pressure is lost during these events, water is no longer being pushed forward into your home and will flow backwards into the system.
The district has a policy that states:
Section 7. 2—Backflow Prevention devices
No water service connection shall be made to any premises where a potential or actual contamination hazard exists unless the District water supply is protected in accordance with TCEQ Rules and Regulations for Public Water Sytems and the District’s Rules and Regulations. Service of water to any premises shall be discontinued by the District if a backflow preventer assembly required and approved by the District is not installed, tested and maintained or if it found that a backflow preventer device has been removed or by passed, or if an unprotected cross connection exists on the premises. Fines will be imposed and services will be disconnected until such conditions and defects are corrected.
Thank you, POCID
