[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 77 (Monday, May 16, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E705]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          IN RECOGNITION OF MUSTANG SUD'S 50 YEARS OF SERVICE

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 16, 2016

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a milestone for 
the Mustang Special Utility District (SUD). On May 13, 2016, this local 
government entity will celebrate fifty years of utility service to 
residents and businesses in northeast Denton County.
   The organization started as a small water supply corporation in 1966 
with less than 50 connections. The Mustang SUD now covers 100 square 
miles and 11,000 connections as a provider of retail water and sewer 
utilities within its designated boundaries, encompassing cities and 
communities between Pilot Point to the north and Oak Point to the 
south.
   The Mustang SUD is governed by an elected board of directors. The 
nine directors are elected to three year terms and must be retail 
customers of the organization and reside within the district's 
boundaries. Since 2011, the organization has been deemed a ``Superior 
Public Water System'' by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 
(TCEQ).
   To be designated ``Superior,'' the system must meet the TCEQ's 
stringent criteria for overall excellence in the operation of a public 
water system. These standards include excelled efforts in protecting 
public health, ensuring reliable operations and water supply for the 
system's customers, compliance with regulatory requirements and 
environmental stewardship.
   It is my privilege to represent the customers of the Mustang SUD in 
the U.S. House of Representatives.

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