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Tyler council approves interlocal agreement with East Texas MUD to resolve overlapping water service areas
Summary
The Tyler City Council approved an interlocal agreement with East Texas Municipal Utility District to clarify which entity may provide water service in a dually certificated area and to set a process for future annexation consent.
The Tyler City Council approved a resolution and interlocal agreement with East Texas Municipal Utility District (East Texas MUD) to settle who will legally provide water service in an area the staff described as "dually certificated," where both the city and the district previously claimed service authority.
Joe Freeland, water legal counsel with Matthews & Freeland, told the council that East Texas MUD had provided water service outside its certificate of convenience and necessity (CCN) and within the city’s CCN, and that the agreement is intended to clarify…
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