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Williamson County, Texas: TCEQ to consider South Central Water Company permit for up to 600,000 gallons a day of treated wastewater on Oct. 21, 2026
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will consider South Central Water Company’s application for a new permit to discharge treated domestic wastewater, at a daily average of up to 600,000 gallons, from a facility in Williamson County (ZIP code 76574), along with requests for a hearing, at its Oct. 21, 2026, meeting.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has posted its final agenda for its Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, commissioners’ meeting, and three items involve Williamson County.
New wastewater permit. The commission will consider South Central Water Company’s application for new TPDES Permit No. WQ0016503001, which would allow the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow of no more than 600,000 gallons a day. TCEQ says the facility will sit about 0.36 miles northwest of the intersection of North Drive and Northwest Carlos G. Parker Boulevard, in Williamson County, ZIP code 76574. The commissioners will also consider requests for a hearing or reconsideration, public comment and the executive director’s response (Docket No. 2026-1023-MWD).
Proposed enforcement orders. The agenda also lists agreed orders involving Titan NP35 Phase, LLC, for Edwards Aquifer violations (Docket No. 2025-1879-EAQ-E) and EZ Storage Services LLC, for water quality and Edwards Aquifer violations (Docket No. 2023-0743-MLM-E). The agenda does not list penalty amounts.
When and how to take part. The commissioners meet Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. at TCEQ headquarters in Austin (Building E, Room 201S), with the meeting also streamed on the TCEQ YouTube channel and open by Zoom and phone; connection details are in the agenda. People who want to speak on an item that is open for comment must register through TCEQ's Public Participation Form, by calling 512-239-3300 or by emailing agenda@tceq.texas.gov, and registration closes at 9:30 a.m. that day. The commissioners may take items out of order.
Original source: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), final Commissioners' Agenda for Oct. 21, 2026 (https://www.tceq.texas.gov/downloads/agency/decisions/agendas/2026/261021.pdf), announced to the Notice Nearby publisher inbox on Oct. 13, 2026. Notice Nearby wrote this in its own words. Full agenda paper: https://noticenearby.com/papers/texas-tceq-commissioners-agenda-oct-21-2026-wastewater-permits-water-rights-enforcement-orders
What to read next: the Williamson County hub (https://noticenearby.com/tx/williamson), the Texas hub (https://noticenearby.com/tx), the full TCEQ Oct. 21 agenda paper (https://noticenearby.com/papers/texas-tceq-commissioners-agenda-oct-21-2026-wastewater-permits-water-rights-enforcement-orders) and all public papers (https://noticenearby.com/papers). Local businesses, parks and places nearby are on ZOST.app (https://zost.app).
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Source: the public notice on this register NN-GOVEMAIL-20261013-TCEQ-WILLIA · Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
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