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TCEQ grants Clear Utilities wastewater permit amid disputes over modeling and dissolved oxygen
Summary
The commission adopted the ALJ’s order and issued a wastewater permit to Clear Utilities LLC (WQ0016273001) after protestants argued TCEQ used default modeling and should apply site-specific CSTR modeling to address dissolved oxygen and sediment oxygen demand concerns.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality voted to issue a wastewater permit to Clear Utilities LLC, adopting the administrative law judge’s proposed order with the Executive Director’s recommendation.
Curran Walker, counsel for the applicant, urged adoption of the PFD and reserved time for rebuttal. Protestants, led by Stephanie Albright on behalf of Ellis County, argued that the draft permit’s modeling fails to account for site‑specific conditions in the receiving waters and therefore underestimates impacts on…
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