Hutto council reviews overhaul of industrial pretreatment ordinance ahead of Hutto South expansion

HUTTO, Texas — City staff and representatives from Brazos River Authority on Nov. 6 presented a proposed full replacement of Article 26.06 of Hutto’s industrial waste ordinance, saying the draft is intended to meet Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) program approval requirements and to give the city clear authority to regulate nonresidential wastewater discharges.

"The city's current industrial waste ordinance does not meet the minimum requirements for state approval," said Troy Zwarteman, a Brazos River Authority representative, during the presentation to the Hutto City Council. Zwarteman and BRA colleagues described the ordinance as a foundation for permitting, monitoring and enforcement.

The draft ordinance would apply to all nonresidential discharges to Hutto’s sewer system but would require formal permits only for defined categories: significant industrial users (those discharging more than 25,000 gallons per day), categorical industrial users (operations listed under federal regulations) and any user with a reasonable potential to adversely impact the wastewater system. "While not all users will require a permit this ordinance will apply to all non residential discharges to the…