Ordinance Adoption 

On October 2, 2017 the City of Sachse Council adopted an Ordinance to implement the Stormwater/Drainage utility services program. The Texas Legislature authorized cities to establish drainage utilities in 1987. Sachse was one of only two out of 14 peer cities in the Metroplex without a drainage utility system. The adoption of the system will help the City keep up with needed maintenance on the community’s storm water drainage system. It is necessary to preserve the integrity of the system; minimize erosion and protect property from the threat of flooding; and evaluate available funding opportunities for drainage rehabilitation and enhancement projects. Improving the city’s drainage system is not only a goal of the City but there are also specific regulations required by the Texas Pollution Discharge Elimination System. Establishing the drainage utility system will allow the City to continue to sustain its environmental and regulatory obligations for stormwater management, enhance its annual maintenance and capital work plan in response to community needs and expectations, and allocate the cost of drainage-related services through an equitable rate method.

The stormwater utility charge appears as a line item on your City of Sachse utility bill.