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Resident questions need for proposed wastewater plant near Oak Ridge
Summary
At the March 23 council meeting, citizen Kathrine Melton urged the council to question the need for a proposed TCEQ wastewater treatment plant, citing safety and planning concerns and noting citizens have a 30‑day window to file complaints after TCEQ draft approval.
Kathrine Melton told the Oak Ridge City Council on March 23 that she did not understand the rationale for a proposed wastewater treatment plant in the vicinity of the city, saying, "there is no known planned community so why is this wastewater treatment plant even needed." She also raised a safety concern, saying the downstream dam "is not engineered for this proposed plant."
The minutes record that a local resident, Keith Bell, has requested a hearing with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The council's minutes note that if TCEQ issues a draft approval, citizens will have 30 days to file a complaint under the agency's process. The item was recorded during the citizen input portion of the agenda and no formal council action was taken at the meeting.
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