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Austin Watershed and code staff press for engineering study and repairs at Mia Riverside after repeated sewage discharges
Summary
Staff told the commission that Mia Riverside (1601 Royal Crest Drive) has produced numerous private sewage discharges into city storm drains; Austin Watershed documented 13 violations and recommended an engineer‑prepared evaluation and a repair schedule, and the commission adopted staff recommendations requiring a private‑wastewater study and corrective actions.
Austin Watershed Protection and Austin Development Services told the Building and Standards Commission on Dec. 6 that the Mia Riverside apartment complex has repeatedly discharged raw sewage from a private wastewater system into parking areas and city storm drains.
Brian Evans, an inspector with the development services repeat‑offender unit, described numerous inspections beginning in May 2025 that documented open cleanouts, trenches and sewage flowing into private and public drainage. He said the…
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