The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will meet on October 21, 2026, to consider a Tarrant County water district's request for additional powers, contested wastewater and air permit applications, a City of Waco water rights amendment and dozens of agreed enforcement orders.
The meeting begins at 9:30 a.m. and will be held in person at 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building E, Room 201S, and by webinar, with telephone access available.
Under old business, the Commission will hold a hearing on a resolution from Tarrant County Fresh Water Supply District No. 2 seeking approval to exercise additional wastewater and drainage services under Tex. Water Code §§ 51.331-.332 and 30 Tex. Admin. Code § 293.15. The district covers 334.863 acres within Tarrant County.
In new business, commissioners will consider an Administrative Law Judge's Proposal for Decision on summary disposition regarding Phhou - Benton Road 200, LLC's application for new Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit No. WQ0016570001. The permit would authorize discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 200,000 gallons per day in the final phase. The proposed plant would be located about 0.55 miles northwest of the intersection of A. Myers Road and Laurabee Drive in Rosenberg, Fort Bend County.
The Commission will also consider an Administrative Law Judges' Proposal for Decision and Order on J7 Ready Mix, LLC's application for a new Air Quality Standard Permit for Concrete Batch Plant Permit No. 172856, which would be located at 5428 East FM 1187 in Burleson, Tarrant County. The Administrative Law Judges recommend the Commission dismiss the application with prejudice.
Hearing requests and reconsideration requests include South Central Water Company's application for new TPDES Permit No. WQ0016503001, authorizing discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 600,000 gallons per day in Williamson County. The City of Waco seeks to amend Certificate of Adjudication No. 12-4318 to add industrial, recreation and instream purposes of use and to authorize diversion of its currently authorized water from anywhere on the perimeter of Lake Brazos.
The Commission will also consider West Travis County Public Utility Agency's application to renew TCEQ Permit No. WQ0013594001, which authorizes disposal of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 1,800,000 gallons per day via surface irrigation of 350 acres of public access land, plus subsurface drip dispersal and future direct potable reuse. Firefly Partners, LLC seeks a new permit, TCEQ Permit No. WQ0016571001, to authorize disposal of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 20,000 gallons per day via evaporation in Gillespie County.
The agenda also includes the Office of Public Interest Counsel's Annual Report and the Monthly Enforcement Report. Commissioners will consider agreed orders involving BASF Corporation, Valero Refining-Texas, Phillips 66 Company, LyondellBasell Acetyls, Motiva Enterprises, Goodyear Tire & Rubber, the City of San Marcos, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Six Flags Fiesta Texas, among others.
The Commission will also conduct closed meetings to receive legal advice and to deliberate personnel matters concerning the Executive Director, General Counsel, Chief Clerk, Public Interest Counsel and Chief Auditor.