Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN><SPAN>A Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) is issued by the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), and authorizes a utility to provide water and/or sewer service to a specific service area. The CCN obligates the water or sewer retail public utility to provide continuous and adequate service to every customer who requests service in that area. The maps and digital data provided in the Water and Sewer CCN Viewer delineate the official CCN service areas and CCN facility lines issued by the PUCT and its predecessor agencies. </SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN>This dataset is a Texas statewide polygon layer of water CCN service areas. The CCNs were digitized from Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) county mylar maps. The mylar maps were the base maps on which the CCNs were originally drawn and maintained. CCNs are currently created and maintained using digitizing methods, coordinate geography or imported from digital files submitted by the applicant. TxDOT digital county urban road files are used as the base maps on which the CCNs are geo-referenced. It is best to view the water CCN service area data in conjunction with the water CCN facility line data, since these two layers together represent all of the retail public water utilities in Texas.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN><SPAN>*Important Notes: </SPAN></SPAN></P><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">The CCN spatial dataset and metadata were last updated on: April 7, 2016</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>The official state-wide CCN spatial dataset includes all types of CCN services areas: water and sewer CCN service areas; water and sewer CCN facility lines. This CCN spatial dataset is updated on a quarterly, or as needed basis using Geographic Information System (GIS) software called ArcGIS 10.3.1.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN><SPAN>The complete state-wide CCN spatial dataset is available for download from the following website: </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.puc.texas.gov/industry/water/utilities/gis.aspx"><SPAN><SPAN>http://www.puc.texas.gov/industry/water/utilities/gis.aspx</SPAN></SPAN></A></P><P><SPAN><SPAN>The Water and Sewer CCN Viewer may be accessed from the following web site: </SPAN></SPAN><A href="http://www.puc.texas.gov/industry/water/utilities/map.html"><SPAN><SPAN>http://www.puc.texas.gov/industry/water/utilities/map.html</SPAN></SPAN></A></P><P><SPAN>If you have questions about this CCN spatial dataset or about CCN mapping requirements, please e-mail CCN Mapping Staff: </SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">water@puc.texas.gov</SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P><P><SPAN>TYPE - This numeric field indicates whether a CCN is considered a water or a sewer system. If the CCN number begins with a '"1", the CCN is considered a water system (utility). If a CCN number begins with a "2", the CCN is considered a sewer system (utility).</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>CCN - This five-digit alphanumeric field contains a unique number assigned to each CCN when it is created and approved by the Commission.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>UTILITY - This alphanumeric field contains the name of the utility which owns the CCN.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>COUNTY - This alphanumeric field contains the name(s) of the county(ies) in which the CCN is located.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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Copyright Text: This CCN spatial dataset is edited and managed in GIS by Komal Patel and Tracy Montes, the Senior Cartographers and CCN Data Custodians for PUCT's Water Utility Regulation Division.