Harris Co. Wcid #1

What Harris Co. Wcid #1 does

Harris County Water Control & Improvement District #1 (HCWCID #1) is a government-established municipal water and sewer utility serving Highlands, Texas, in Harris County. Founded in 1939 under the Texas Water Code, the district operates as a special-purpose political subdivision with an exclusive, legislatively granted service territory and Public Water System ID TX-1010159. It provides drinking water distribution and wastewater collection to residential and commercial customers within its boundaries, governed by an elected five-member Board of Directors with daily operations managed by General Manager Mark Taylor and supported by a small staff of 1–10 employees.

The district's core operations consist of two regulated utility services: water distribution (including pressure management, infrastructure maintenance, periodic water quality testing, and scheduled disinfectant conversions from chloramine to free chlorine) and sewer/wastewater collection. The underlying technology stack is conventional municipal water infrastructure, supplemented by modernized customer-facing digital services including an online payment portal operated by Traffic Payment, SMS-based emergency alerts via CivicPlus, and a website audited annually to WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility standards. Operational, engineering, and audit functions are outsourced to specialized third parties — LJA Engineering & Surveying (engineering), McCall Gibson Swedlund Barfoot (annual audit), San Jacinto Tax Service (tax collection/assessment), and Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson (delinquent tax legal).

Revenue derives from two recurring streams governed by an annually adopted Rate Order: monthly water and sewer service fees and property tax assessments on landowners within the district. Customer access is offered through a drive-thru office at 125 San Jacinto Street, mail, drop box, and the online portal. Because HCWCID #1 is a government entity, it has no parent company, no subsidiaries, no outside investors, and is not subject to traditional M&A activity; governance changes occur through public elections rather than ownership transitions.

Name

Harris Co. Wcid #1

Legal name

Harris County Water Control & Improvement District #1

Website

https://hcwcid1.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1939

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Harris County Water Control & Improvement District #1 is a Texas municipal water utility established in 1939 that provides drinking water distribution and wastewater services to residential and commercial customers in Highlands, Texas, governed under the Texas Water Code.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Water and Sewer Utility Services

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131), Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Drinking Water Distribution Network Operations (Mains, Valves, Hydrants, Service Lines) (EUANAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) (EUANADAA), Regulatory Compliance Monitoring & Reporting (SDWA/CWA/NPDES, permits, audits) (EUANAJAA)

Keywords

• Municipal water utility
• Wastewater sewer service
• Water district governance
• Property tax collection
• Public water system

Headquarters

HQ city

Highlands

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Water and Sewer Service Fees: Charges for water distribution and sewer services provided to residential and commercial customers within the district boundaries.
2. Property Tax Revenue: District collects property taxes from landowners within the district. Tax rate set annually through certificate and resolution process.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Harris County WCID #1 is a municipal water control and improvement district that delivers drinking water distribution and wastewater/sewer collection services to residential and commercial customers within its designated service boundaries in Highlands, Texas. Established in 1939, it operates as the exclusive provider of these utility services within the district, supported by water quality monitoring, infrastructure maintenance, voluntary water restriction enforcement, and supplemental customer-facing digital tools including online bill payment and emergency text alerts.

Product overview

Harris County WCID #1 is a water control and improvement district providing water and sewer services to Highlands, Texas. The organization operates as a single unified utility service offering water distribution and wastewater collection as its core products, supplemented by customer-facing digital services including online bill payment through a third-party payment portal and text/emergency alert notifications. There is no platform-plus-modules architecture; the company functions as a traditional municipal water utility with modernized customer communication tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Distribution Service Provides drinking water distribution to residential and commercial customers in Highlands, Texas, including water supply, pressure management, and infrastructure maintenance. Service is provided within HCWCID #1's designated district boundaries under a regulated utility model.
• Sewer/Wastewater Service Provides wastewater collection and disposal services for residential and commercial customers within the Highlands, Texas service area as part of HCWCID #1's mandated utility services.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LJA Engineering & Surveying, InccoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering firm serving as the district's engineer. Located at 11821 East Freeway, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77029. Contact: Jimmy Flower Jr at 713-450-1300. Provides engineering and surveying services for district infrastructure.
• McCall Gibson Swedlund BarfootcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAuditing firm for the district. Located at 13100 Wortham Center Drive, Suite 235, Houston, TX 77065. Contact: Joseph Ellis at 713-462-0341. Conducts annual audits ending September 30.
• Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLPminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDelinquent tax attorney firm. Located at 4828 Loop Central Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX 77081. Contact: E. Derick Mendoza at 713-844-3400. Handles delinquent tax collection matters.
• San Jacinto Tax ServicecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTax collector/assessor for the district. Located at 606 Rollingbrook Dr. Suite 1J, Baytown, TX 77521. Contact: Dawn Muth at 281-426-8156. Collects property taxes on behalf of the district.
• Traffic PaymentcoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline payment processing platform for water bill payments. Customers can pay bills online at trafficpayment.com using the district's CSD ID 694.
• CivicPluscoreTechnology or IntegrationEmergency alert and notification system provider. Powers the district's text and emergency alert system through portal.civicplus.com/TX-HarrisCountyWaterControlDistrict.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Aqua Texas (Essential Utilities): Investor-owned subsidiary of Essential Utilities operating numerous small water and wastewater systems across Texas. Directly comparable as an operator of small Texas community water utilities, though at much greater scale.
• City of Houston Public Works (Water & Wastewater): Municipal water and wastewater utility serving the City of Houston and parts of Harris County. Comparable as a major Harris County water provider with overlapping regulatory environment, though much larger scale.
• Corix Utilities (Texas): Private operator that builds, owns, and operates water and wastewater utilities for small communities and districts in Texas. Comparable as a contract operator / infrastructure partner model for entities like HCWCID #1.

Direct peers

• Texas Water Company: Privately held Texas utility operating multiple small community water and wastewater systems. Comparable as a small-scale Texas water utility operator with similar customer profile.
• North Harris County Regional Water Authority: Regional water authority serving multiple municipalities and special-purpose districts in northern Harris County. Directly comparable as a Houston-area public water provider with overlapping service geography to HCWCID #1.
• Harris County Fresh Water Supply District #6: Special-purpose fresh water supply district in Harris County, Texas providing water service to a defined residential community. Direct structural and operational peer to HCWCID #1.

Regional players

• North Texas Municipal Water District: Regional water and wastewater provider serving dozens of north Texas municipalities. Comparable special-purpose district structure and scale, though serving a different Texas region.
• Brazosport Water Authority: Regional water and wastewater authority serving communities south of Houston near the Gulf Coast. Comparable Texas coastal-region water utility with similar climate, regulatory, and hurricane-exposure profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Harris-County-WCID-1-100751348765217
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/harris-co-wcid-1

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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