Council adopts ordinance to align wastewater pH limits with TCEQ standards

The McGregor City Council on Aug. 22 approved Ordinance O-13-2025 to amend city code and set permitted pH discharge levels for the city's public wastewater system to align with Texas Commission on Environmental Quality standards.

A city staff member told council the change is a simple numeric correction to maintain compliance with TCEQ. "The minimum's pH level is 6 and the maximum's 9," the staff member said during the discussion.

Councilmembers asked no substantive follow-up questions and the council moved, seconded and adopted the ordinance by voice vote.

What changed: The ordinance corrects the local code's pH numeric limits so the municipal wastewater discharge standards match the values required by TCEQ. No operational changes to wastewater treatment processes were described at the meeting.

Authorities: Staff cited TCEQ compliance as the reason for the amendment; the council did not reference other statutes or enforcement changes during the discussion.