Good day Water Users Coalition,

Wow! This meeting is over 3 hours long and is loaded with misinformed statements and insults to MUDs. In a free-for-all discussion on how unnecessary surface water conversion is, it was suggested to halt any future 2035 debt.

The NHCRWA paid $160,000 for a recent rate study, only to dismiss it because they did not like the suggested rate recommendations necessary to build out the infrastructure and pay the bills.

This meeting is quite painful to watch. Many of these board members make ignorant remarks about our MUDs. They fail to understand how MUDs operate and the essential role they play. David Barker and Mark Ramsey routinely express malice toward MUDs and fail to recognize that the MUDs are their customers.  

The Discussion of the rate study starts at 1:37:24. David Barker’s rant on disparaging MUDs starts at 2:40:20. “We supply all of the flipping water. The MUDs are not selling anything, except for the sewer.” One of many disrespectful statements by David Barker.  

These board members continue to dismiss concerns about subsidence and argue that there is an unlimited supply of quality groundwater, making surface water conversion unnecessary. Facts and long-term planning concerns are too often ignored or reshaped to support a predetermined narrative. Unfortunately, delaying or slowing surface water conversion projects today will only result in significantly higher costs for everyone in the future.

I encourage you to watch and listen for yourself using the link below and be sure to turn on closed captioning, so you don’t miss anything.

Below is a link to the video and audio of the North Harris County Regional Water Authority meeting held on May 4th, 2026.

Click here for a copy of the meeting’s handout

We remain committed to transparency and to advocating for fair, accurate representation of both our work and the concerns of our community. We encourage everyone to stay engaged, ask questions, and participate in future discussions.

Please share with everyone. We will provide more information as it becomes available.

Best regards,
Jerry Homan

Click here to visit our YouTube channel and view the video of the NHCRWA Meeting held on May 4th, 2026.

The North Harris County Regional Water Authority Board of Directors will meet in regular session, open to the public, on Monday, May 4, 2026, at 6 pm at the Authority’s Office, 3648 Cypress Creek Pkwy., Suite 110, Houston, Harris County, Texas 77068.

The agendas for the meetings are available on the Authority’s website: www.nhcrwa.com.  

The Authority will also broadcast this meeting via Zoom Webinar. You must register to view and/or listen to the meeting:

Zoom link for the meeting: https://tinyurl.com/37sdeykm

Upon registration, a telephone number to listen to the meeting, a link to watch the meeting, and a password will be provided. People viewing/listening to the meeting on Zoom will NOT be able to address the Board during the meeting. The Authority makes no assurances that all or any business conducted during this meeting will be visible or audible to people monitoring the meeting on Zoom.