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Senate backs temporary restriction on TCEQ class‑5 permits for Austin ASR project after stakeholder concern
Summary
Lawmakers approved a committee substitute that pauses TCEQ authorization of a class‑5 injection well for an aquifer storage and recovery project until community studies are complete; Austin officials warned the pause risks project feasibility while local governments and groundwater districts said more study and stakeholder engagement were needed.
The Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs adopted a committee substitute for House Bill 15,23 that temporarily prohibits the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality from authorizing or issuing a class‑5 injection well permit for an aquifer storage and recovery project proposed by the City of Austin in areas affecting the Lost Pines region, sponsors said.
Sponsor Senator Pete Schwartner (appearing in committee as sponsor) said the substitute prohibits moving forward on the permit until the studies proposed by the city’s phase‑1 and phase‑2 plans are completed, with the prohibition lasting through Dec. 27, 2027. The motion to adopt the committee substitute passed in committee and the substitute was reported…
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