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New law bars TCEQ wastewater permits in Devil's River watershed; agency to add rule to memorialize change
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Water Quality Advisory Work Group · January 29, 2026
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Summary
TCEQ said it is already implementing a statute that prohibits issuing domestic or industrial wastewater discharge permits in the Devil's River watershed within Val Verde County for applications received on or after Sept. 1, 2025 and plans a rule to add a subchapter to 30 TAC chapter 11 by year-end 2026.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality told advisory-group attendees that it is implementing a new statutory prohibition on issuing domestic or industrial wastewater discharge permits in the Devil's River watershed in Val Verde County.
"That bill added a new…
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