Markout Water Supply Corporation was incorporated in Texas on May
31, 1965. In early 1988, the
corporation was granted Non-Profit status by the Internal Revenue Service. The purpose of the Corporation is to
provide continuous and adequate drinking water to every customer who requests
service in its CCN (Certificate of Convenience and Necessity). Markout’s CCN covers approximately
6,000 acres of land in the south Forney area.
Service is obtained by purchasing an equity membership in the system and
Markout currently serves nearly 1100 members.
As a water utility, Markout is regulated by the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and the Public Utility Commission (PUC). Markout also holds a membership with
the Texas Rural Water Association (TRWA) and is actively involved in the
legislative proceedings that affect rural water systems.
The Corporation is governed by a Board of Directors who are all
members on our water system that have been elected to serve by the membership. The Board of Directors meets monthly
to discuss the operations of the Corporation.
The annual membership meeting is held in the Month of April each year and
all members of the system are encouraged to attend.
For the past several years, the Markout Board of Directors has been
seeking ways to reduce water costs, staffing, and operational costs. We are excited to tell you that the
City of Mesquite (Mesquite), working with the City of Forney (Forney), has
agreed to acquire Markout Water Supply’s (Markout) service area.
On October 19, 2020, the
membership vote regarding merging with the City of Mesquite passed. Mesquite is now in the process of
obtaining approval for the merger from the Public Utility Commission (PUC). Upon the PUC’s final approval, which may
take about 4- 6 months, Markout will be dissolved and all members will become
Mesquite’s customers. Then, according to
an agreement already in place between Mesquite and Forney, the cities will work
together to physically separate the Grayhawk Subdivision from the distribution
system. This will allow those who live
within the Grayhawk Subdivision to receive water, sewer, and sanitation services
directly from the City of Forney.
Most of
Markout’s geographic area is within Mesquite’s city limits and extraterritorial
jurisdiction, so it makes sense for Mesquite to acquire the entire area and then
split off what lies in Forney’s city limits and for Forney to serve its own
citizens. By removing Markout’s
costs from the delivery of water, the costs will be more manageable for all
customers.
Markout Water
was needed and filled a great purpose when it was established in 1965 because
there were no cities nearby to provide water to those living in the rural area. Today, the cities are literally
within our service area and it no longer makes sense for Markout to exist.
Even though the City of Mesquite will become your new water provider, you won’t
see any changes in our procedures for several months. Your invoices will look the same and are
due on the 15th of each month.
Our drop box at the Markout office will continue to be available for you
to drop payments and the credit card payment process will remain the same. Inframark, LLC will continue doing our
field work until further notice.