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Application to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for filing of a Water Use Permit Application for Hurricane Creek return flows; Resolution No. 26-45
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SUBJECT
recommendation
Adopt Resolution No. 26-45 authorizing the Executive Director to execute the application and any other documents as necessary, including supplementing the 2024 NTMWD Water Conservation Plan, to secure authorization for the conveyance, diversion, and use of return flows from Hurricane Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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PURPOSE
This application seeks authorization for NTMWD to divert and use the return flows from the Hurricane Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant to help meet the water supply needs of Member Cities and Customers.
RECOMMENDATION
The Executive Director and NTMWD staff recommend the Board of Directors adopt Resolution No. 26-45, “A Resolution Authorizing the Filing of a Water Use Permit Application”.
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Scope: |
Filing of a water use permit application for the return flows of the Hurricane Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant and supplementing the 2024 NTMWD Water Conservation Plan |
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$70,000 |
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Committee: |
This will be an item on the October 21, 2026, Water Committee meeting agenda |
DRIVER(S) FOR THIS PROJECT
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Strategic Objective: |
1.4 Reliable and Resilient Systems |
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☐ Regulatory Compliance |
☐ Asset Condition |
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☒ Capacity |
☐ Redundancy/Resiliency |
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☐ Relocation or External Requests |
☐ Operational Efficiency |
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☐ Safety |
☒ Administrative |
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☐ Policy |
☐ Other _____________ |
BACKGROUND
PROJECT PURPOSE
• The City of Anna owns and operates the Hurricane Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant (RWTP).
• Hurricane Creek RWTP is currently permitted to discharge up to 16 million gallons per day of wastewater return flows.
• NTMWD seeks to reuse Hurricane Creek RWTP return flows to help supply the existing and future water demands of its Member Cities and Customers.
• Pursuant to the January 23, 2023, Regionalization Agreement between the District and the City of Anna, the District may divert and reuse Hurricane Creek RWTP return flows.
• The reuse of wastewater return flows is a recommended water management strategy for NTMWD in the 2026 Region C Water Plan and 2027 State Water Plan.
• NTMWD seeks to reuse all current and future planned Hurricane Creek RWTP return flows to help supply existing and future water demands of its current Member Cities and Customers.
• NTMWD proposes to file an amendment application with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to seek the right to convey Hurricane Creek RWTP return flows for subsequent diversion and use from Lavon Lake (the Application).
• Texas Administrative Code requires that water conservation plans accompanying an application for a water right require evaluation of other feasible alternatives to new water development.
• NTMWD proposes to supplement the 2024 NTMWD Water Conservation Plan to include analysis of other feasible alternatives in support of the Application.
• Employ the firm of Lloyd, Gosselink, Rochelle & Townsend, P.C., to act as legal counsel related to the filing of the application.
FUNDING
Funding in the amount of $70,000 is to be made available in the NTMWD Annual Operating Budget.