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TCEQ grants contested‑case hearings for Lower Valley Water District permit; sets issues and 180‑day limit
Summary
The commission granted several individual and group hearing requests related to a proposed new permit for Lower Valley Water District (final phase discharge up to 900,000 gpd), referred three issues to SOAH — water quality protectiveness, odors/siting (30 TAC 309.13) and compliance history — and set a 180‑day maximum hearing duration.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on Jan. 30 granted timely hearing requests challenging a new TPDES permit application by the Lower Valley Water District and referred the matter to the State Office of Administrative Hearings on several issues. The application would authorize a final-phase discharge of up to 900,000 gallons per day.
In making the effectiveness determination, the commission applied the two-step test:…
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