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Resident urges county help to relocate water meters along FM 1556; commissioners point to water district ownership
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Summary
A resident told the court two meters serving her property are located on the opposite side of FM 1556 and asked whether the county could move them to the front of her property; commissioners said the meters appear to be owned by Carrizo Hill Water Works after an earlier grant and recommended the resident pursue the water district board while the court offered to help arrange a meeting.
A resident who identified herself in the record as Barbara Larson asked the Dimmit County Commissioners Court for help moving two water meters serving her property on FM 1556 to the front of her lot. Larson said that while many meters run along Mesquite and the opposite side of FM 1556, two meters serving her parcel are located in a steep bank and that, if those other property owners sell, her service could be cut off.
"I was wondering... what needs to be done to move those two meters to the front of that property," Larson said, asking the court for guidance on which entity to contact.
County officials and commissioners explained that the water lines and meters had been installed through an earlier grant project in coordination with the Carrizo Hill Water Works and that once the grant work was complete the water district typically adopts the system. A county official said the meters now belong to the water district and that the district, not the county, manages meter relocations and repairs. Commissioners advised Larson to bring the matter to the water district board and offered to help set up a meeting with the waterworks and with the county to explore options.
The court did not take formal action on the matter but instructed staff to help Ms. Larson get contact information and to follow up with Commissioner Bogaz (the precinct commissioner for that area) to determine whether the county’s records or a prior grant file might clarify ownership.
Why it matters: The exchange illustrates the governance boundary between county responsibilities and independent water districts; residents seeking service line or meter changes often must coordinate with the utility that owns and maintains the system even when the infrastructure sits near county right‑of‑way.
