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Create a WaterSmart account where you can view your bill, pay your bill, track water usage and set leak alerts online.

When freezing temperatures threaten our area, be prepared by locating your water shutoff valve, protecting exposed pipes and outside faucets, and keeping emergency supplies on hand. Also, follow WCID #1 on social media for updates and sign up here for Dickinson WCID1 Alerts.

AmeriWaste, the district’s solid waste service company, provides backdoor garbage collection for customers with severe disabilities and no other persons in their households who can roll their carts to the street.

WCID #1 is advising customers about how to prevent payment scams after water utility districts in other parts of Texas have reported fraudulent activity targeting customers, particularly those with commercial accounts.

Free hazardous waste and electronics recycling services are available for Dickinson’s water district residential customers by appointment at the Stella Roberts Recycling Center in Pearland. This service is offered through a partnership with the nonprofit Keep Pearland Beautiful.

AmeriWaste, WCID #1’s solid waste service provider, offers green waste pickup during its regular trash pickup schedule.

Did you know that leaks inside your toilet can waste up to 200 gallons of water per day! You can easily detect a leak by following these simple instructions.

WCID #1 contractor RJN Group will be checking some of the district’s oldest sanitary sewer lines for leaks with smoke testing beginning Aug. 14

WCID #1 will hold an election on May 6, 2023, on the issuance of $33 million in bonds to fund extensive infrastructure repair and improvement projects.

The Public Utility Commission’s rule in Title 16, Chapter 24 Texas Admin. Code § 24.173(d) prohibits GALVESTON COUNTY WCID #1 (the “District”) from imposing a late fee or from disconnecting your retail water or sewer service for nonpayment of bills that are due during an extreme weather emergency until after the emergency is over.