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Item Factors affecting wastewater service provision in Texas colonias(2016-08) Patel, Prachi; Zhang, Ming, 1963 April 22-; Lieberknecht, KatherineThis report asks two questions, what factors affect wastewater service provision in Texas colonias and in what order do they affect service provision. Literature review suggests that physical constraints, financing capacities, demographics, political will, administrative procedures and level public health threat affect service provision in colonias. A logit analysis is employed to variables of financing capacities, level of public health threat and physical constraints to analyze the order of influence. Limitations of data and qualitative nature of some of the factors do not allow a complete analysis with all factors. From the current available data, financing capacity most affects service provision in Texas colonias.Item Municipal Utility Districts in Central Texas(2006-05) Lyons, Ashley Elizabeth; Kahn, Terry D.In most cases, a city provides water and wastewater service within its boundaries, but when development occurs outside city limits or when the city cannot provide services, there must be some method for paying for the water and wastewater services. In Texas, a developer can create a Municipal Utility District (MUD), which is a political subdivision authorized by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to provide water, wastewater, drainage and other services within its boundaries. In this arrangement, the infrastructure is paid for through bonds; and these bonds are then paid back through a tax levied on the homeowners within the MUD boundaries. Developers often form MUDs when there is not another financially feasible option for the infrastructure. Often the city nearest to the MUD may feel that it is losing developmental control and can see MUDs (that have bond debt) as a hindrance to growth through annexation. In the city of Austin, MUD development allowed development to occur in sensitive areas in which the city did not wish to see growth. In 1997 the city eradicated many MUDs through annexation, in which the city assumed significant MUD debt. With substantial growth and a new state highway under construction, MUDs are still continuing to form in the Central Texas Region. Without a clear plan and significant regional cooperation, Austin has little control over the development of MUDs. But with regional cooperation and a vision for future growth, MUDs can become a funding mechanism for accommodating healthy and well planned growth consistent with a larger vision.