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Mustang Special Utility District outlines major water and sewer projects serving Gunter area
Summary
Mustang Special Utility District general manager Chris Boyd told Gunter council the utility is expanding supply and treatment capacity across the region, including a 1.5-million-gallon elevated tank and new wells near the city, and new wastewater facilities and lift-station upgrades to serve planned developments.
GUNTER, Texas — Chris Boyd, general manager of Mustang Special Utility District, gave a detailed briefing to the Gunter City Council on April 17 about the utility’s ongoing and planned infrastructure projects that will affect water and sewer service in and around Gunter.
"We now have 44,000 connections, and we are by far the largest sub in the state," Boyd said, describing rapid, multi-year growth Mustang has experienced and the district’s routine capacity additions. He told council Mustang is averaging 300–400 new meters per month — "adding a new Gunter every 3 to 5 months," he said — and that the district is pursuing multiple capital projects to keep pace.
Key projects Boyd described: - A developed site swap and service agreement with Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) in which Mustang will convey a 5-acre facility site to the railroad while BNSF installs two wells and an elevated tank and force mains that Mustang will use in turn (timing contingent on construction sequencing). - A new elevated storage tank and well at the Pike Road office site, currently under construction: the elevated tank will be roughly 1.5 million gallons (compared with the old Gunter tower at roughly 150,000 gallons). Boyd said that project is part of a roughly $12.4 million improvement package. - A new wastewater treatment “Stanley Creek” facility (built within the district for prior phases) and additional rotary-press and influent lift-station upgrades (projected $3.6 million) to support West-side development phases. - Multiple service agreements in negotiation to serve large new residential developments (Gunner 66, Grayson Crossing, Sunset Ranch, and other master-planned tracts) that will require force mains, lift stations and plant expansions; Mustang officials said plants are modular and designed to scale quickly as phases need capacity.
Boyd told council that the downtown Gunner Creek wastewater plant is in an inefficient location and will likely be retired as sewer gravity flows are redirected to larger regional plants as development on the West Side is built out.
Council members asked about aligning the city’s drainage/stormwater study with Mustang’s water infrastructure planning; Boyd said he expects coordination will be necessary and welcomed collaboration so pressure zones, tank siting and sewer routing can be coordinated during system planning.
Why it matters: Mustang’s capital projects will determine where water and sewer service can be provided, the timing of residential phases in Gunter’s growth areas, and whether older facilities are retired. The new wells and the 1.5-million-gallon elevated storage tank in particular will materially increase the district’s ability to serve growth and reduce near-term risk of capacity shortfall.
Next steps: Mustang and city staff will coordinate on design and timing for tank siting, pressure zones, and sewer tie-ins; developers seeking service will execute service agreements and submit civil plans for final engineering review.
