General construction plan requirements include the following:

• Show WHCRWA easement(s), including any temporary easements, with recording information on all plan sheets. WHCRWA easements and waterlines (if already constructed) should be clearly labeled with “WHCRWA” so that the Authority’s easements and waterlines are easily distinguished.
• No trees are allowed in the easement. Landscaping and associated appurtenances are subject to removal and replacement at the applicant’s expense in the future.
• Indicate minimum clearance between WHCRWA facilities and proposed encroachments in plan and profile view. Minimum clearance of 2 foot clear is required for any utility crossings and paving and may be more if the encroachment is crossing a larger diameter water line. In general, the clearance requirements follow TCEQ and or City of Houston current Infrastructure Design Manual requirements.
• Appropriate details or notes must be included to indicate how the WHCRWA’s facilities will be protected during construction activities.
• Water line relocation requests will require a deposit in advance to cover additional review and legal costs. Relocation requests, whether vertical or in a new location, will require the requestor to pay for all expenses including engineering and legal costs, construction oversight and WHCRWA operator costs for depressurizing the water line and disinfection required to place a line back in service. A WHCRWA water line cannot be out of service for more than 10 days. Moving a water line to a new location will require the requestor to provide a new easement that meets all WHCRWA requirements. All requests are individually evaluated and cannot negatively impact the WHCRWA.
• Include the following notes on all sheets where WHCRWA easements are impacted:

1. 1. The Owner’s Contractor shall contact the WHCRWA’s Construction Manager at (713) 533-4100, 72 hours prior to the start of any construction in the WHCRWA easement.
   2. The Contractor shall call and give at least 48-hour notice (excluding weekends and legal holidays; but not more than 14 working days) prior to commencement of any construction to Texas 811 at (800) 344-8377.
   3. The Owner/Owner’s Contractor is responsible for all damages to WHCRWA facilities that may occur during construction.
   4. WHCRWA’s representative must be onsite when performing work in the easement.

Additional matters:

• No construction activities are allowed within WHCRWA’s easement unless/until your encroachment request is approved by the WHCRWA in writing, and the applicable approval document(s) is recorded in the County Real Property Records. This includes clearing, grubbing, and placement of fill related to general site preparation activities.
• Unless/until your encroachment request is approved by the WHCRWA and applicable approval document is recorded in the County Real Property Records, do not record, or allow other easements to be recorded over the WHCRWA’s easement.
• If your project involves platting of property within which the WHRCWA’s easement exists, clearly show, and label the WHCRWA easement including recording information on the plat.
• All requestors must agree to comply with “WHCRWA Easement or Right-of-way Encroachment General Requirements”, as amended periodically located at the top of this page.
• If WHCRWA facility relocation is required due to this request, all relocation cost(s) will be borne by the requesting party and must be paid before review of the request begins. The requestor must pay a deposit up front. This deposit is in addition to the non-refundable fees for review listed on the Encroachment Application.
• It is the requestor’s responsibility to secure any additional needed rights from parties where WHCRWA’s rights are limited or less than a fee simple ownership.
• The requestor must notify owners of other pipelines, communication lines, or other third-party facilities located within the property covered by the WHCRWA’s approval document to requestor.