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TCEQ orders contested-case hearing on proposed Grape Creek wastewater discharge
Summary
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality referred an application by Village of Grape Creek LLC for a small wastewater discharge permit to a contested‑case hearing, granting several local governments, nonprofit alliances and adjacent landowners standing and denying other requests.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on Feb. 27 referred an application by the Village of Grape Creek LLC for a TIPDES permit to a contested‑case hearing, granting standing to several local government and conservation groups and to four nearby landowners.
The commission said the proposed permit (WQ0016363001) would authorize a treated domestic wastewater discharge with a daily average flow not to exceed 20,000 gallons per day. Chairwoman (name not specified) told the meeting, “This is an extremely small discharge,” and explained the agency applies a two‑step analysis to determine whether hearing requesters are affected persons entitled to a contested case.
The commission found that the Hill Country Underground Water…
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