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TCEQ refers Douglas T. Harrison TPDES permit application to contested-case hearing

2121971 · January 16, 2025
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Summary

The commission granted multiple hearing requests and referred Douglas T. Harrison's application for a new TPDES permit (WQ0016211001) to the State Office of Administrative Hearings on issues including water-quality protection, odor, siting, application completeness, compliance history and floodplain protection.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality voted Jan. 16 to refer the application by Douglas T. Harrison for a new Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) permit, WQ00162 11001, to a contested-case hearing at the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH).

TCEQ staff explained the proposed permit would authorize a final-phase average daily discharge of up to 600,000 gallons per day of treated domestic wastewater. The commission applies a two-step analysis in these matters: first determining which hearing requesters are…

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