Notice to Purchasers

The real property that you are about to purchase is located in Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District No. 19 (“District”) and may be subject to district taxes. The district may, subject to voter approval, impose taxes and issue bonds. The district may impose an unlimited rate of tax in payment of such bonds. The current tax rate levied by the District on property within the District is $0.465 per $100 of assessed valuation. The total amounts of bonds payable wholly or partly from property taxes, excluding refunding bonds that are separately approved by the voters and excluding any bonds or any portions of bonds issued that are payable solely from revenues received or expected to be received under a contract with a governmental entity, approved by the voters are $43,525,000 for levee and drainage facilities; $11,800,000 for road facilities; and $8,285,000 for parks and recreational facilities.

The district is located in whole or in part in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Missouri City (“City”). The municipality and the district overlap, but may not provide duplicate services or improvements. Property located in the municipality and the district is subject to taxation by the municipality and the district.

The purpose of this District is to provide drainage, flood control, roads, and parks and recreation facilities and services. The cost of these facilities is not included in the purchase price of your property.

Notice to Purchasers (PDF)

Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Rate

The Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District No. 19 will hold a public hearing on a proposed tax rate for the tax year 2023 on September 27, 2023 at 5:00 pm at the offices of the Muller Law Group, PLLC, at 202 Century Square Blvd, Sugar Land TX 77478. Your individual taxes may increase at a greater or lesser rate, or even decrease, depending on the tax rate that is adopted and on the change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in taxable value of all other property. The change in the taxable value of your property in relation to the change in the taxable value of all other property determines the distribution of the tax burden among all property owners.

Visit Texas.gov/PropertyTaxes to find a link to your local property tax database on which you can easily access information regarding your property taxes, including information about proposed tax rates and scheduled public hearings of each entity that taxes your property.

Notice of Public Hearing on Tax Rate (PDF)

Steep Bank Creek Pump Station

Steep Bank Creek Pump Station Expansion Enhances Riverstone’s Flood Resiliency

Left to right: Radhi Iyer (LID 19 Secretary), Sreekanth Pannala (LID 19 Asst Secretary), Commr. Andy Meyers, Kalapi Sheth (LID 19 President), Judge KP George, Jay Parekh (LID 19 VP) and Timothy Benz (LID 19 Asst VP)

 

In a significant milestone for the Riverstone community, a Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony was held on May 26, 2023 to mark the completion of the expansion facilities at the Steep Bank Creek Pump Station. The event, attended by members of the media, esteemed guests, and local officials, including Fort Bend County Judge K.P. George and Fort Bend County Precinct 3 Commissioner Andy Meyers, celebrated the completion of the project by Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District No. 19 (LID 19) and Fort Bend County Levee Improvement District No. 15 (LID 15).

The Steep Bank Creek Pump Station has a crucial role in the drainage system of Riverstone, a community deeply affected by the devastating Hurricane Harvey in 2017. During the unprecedented rainfall and extraordinary flood levels experienced during the hurricane, approximately 570 homes in Riverstone were flooded. At the time, the Steep Bank Creek Pump Station had a capacity of 80,000 gallons per minute of water.

To bolster flood resiliency temporarily in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, LID 19 and LID 15 acquired supplemental mobile pumps, collectively providing an additional capacity of approximately 80,000 gallons per minute. Recognizing the need for a permanent solution to safeguard the Riverstone community, the boards of LID 19 and LID 15 collaborated to design and construct an expansion facility at the Steep Bank Creek Pump Station.

Following two years of construction, the expansion project at the Steep Bank Creek Pump Station was successfully completed in May 2023. With a total capital expenditure exceeding $9.1 million, this achievement marks the most significant capital improvement initiative undertaken since Hurricane Harvey. Notably, the expansion has increased the pumping capacity of the Steep Bank Creek Pump Station by an impressive 150,000 gallons per minute, significantly enhancing its capability to help manage future weather events with greater efficiency.

Beyond their current efforts, LID 19 remains fully committed to advancing flood mitigation measures. Plans are underway for the construction of the Lost Creek Regional Pump Station, an additional pump station designed to serve the Steep Bank Creek watershed. This collaborative project, led by LID 19 in partnership with Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 115, First Colony Levee Improvement District No. 2, and the Texas Water Development Board, is set to commence construction later this year. Once completed, the Lost Creek Regional Pump Station will deliver a remarkable 200,000 gallons per minute of additional pumping capacity, further reinforcing flood resilience in the Steep Bank Creek watershed.

Residents and stakeholders interested in learning more about the Lost Creek Pump Station project or any other initiatives undertaken by LID 19 are encouraged to attend a meeting of the Board of Directors or contact us through the district’s website.