I find it hard to believe CoH forced (or could force) any area to use it's water w/o annexing the tax base to support it. Which city are you in? If Katy, do they have any water production system(s)?
So, you aren't actually IN Katy--you're in unincorporated portion of the county and in Houston's ETJ. Yeah, they have the authority to force you to buy CoH water. Sucks, but it's true.The Mason Creek Utility District that has supplied water to the Nottingham subdivision in Katy, which has been using well water since it was built (circa 1978). The water always exceeded all water quality tests that were published yearly. In 2013 CoH informed the MCUD using residents that they would no longer be able to use the exisitng wells which are still in excellent condition, and must by 2017 be fully transferred to the City of Houston above ground water supply, by mandate of the City of Houston.
The subdivision is in the extrateritorrial area claimed by Houston that extends to Sealy along the I-10 corridor. Failure to comply would force Houston to immediately annex the area. It is the threat of annexation that forces them to comply. Any attempt to incorporate would immedately result in annexation (like Kingwood).
Houston does not have the resources to control the areas they already have annexed, so this would result in the same decrease in public services that Kingwood experienced. The subdivisions in Katy are all high income, high property value, and are ripe for annexation to a cash strapped Houston.
So the 2 foot ring goes through my neighborhood. I wish they would have ust cutoff the new subdivisions, and grandfathered ours. It is all the new construction causing problems. Even in the worst part of the drought, our MCUD water system was fully functional.IXLR8,
More than likely your MUD made an agreement with the City of Houston for water to meet their requirements under direction of the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District.
Basically, most of Houston has sunk six feet (and in some areas 10 feet!) due to water being extracted out of the water table via wells.
Read more about the HGSD here: About the District « Harris Galveston Subsidence District