A Fort Bend utility question may have four different offices

Outside a city, water or sewer may come from a city, MUD, retail utility, or other public provider. That provider has its own service rules. County rules may also apply. A city can have limited power in its ETJ.

County water and sewer rules do not cover every rural hookup. They cover certain home subdivisions that create two or more lots of five acres or less. The rules list exceptions. County Engineering reviews plats. The Drainage District reviews drainage when a project needs that review.

If no public sewer is available and a septic system is planned, call Environmental Health before design or work begins. Ask the utility about service. Ask County Engineering about plats, the Drainage District about drainage, and Environmental Health about septic.