Regional Water System
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Filing of a Water Use Permit Application for Sabine Creek Return Flows
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SUBJECT
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Adopt Resolution No. 25-31 authorizing the Executive Director to file an application and any other documents as necessary to secure authorization for the conveyance, diversion and use of return flows from the Sabine Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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PURPOSE
This application will allow the District the ability to divert and use the return flows from the Sabine Creek WWTP to meet the needs of current member cities, and current and future customers.
RECOMMENDATION
The Executive Director and NTMWD staff recommend the Board of Directors adopt Resolution No. 25-31, “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 Sabine Creek WWTP |
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$70,000 |
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Committee: |
This will be a Champion Update at the June 25, 2025, 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
• Resolution No. 22-31 authorized the execution of an application to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to seek the right to convey Sabine Creek WWTP return flows for subsequent diversion and use.
• At the time Resolution No. 22-31 was authorized, Sabine Creek WWTP was permitted to discharge up to 3 million gallons per day (MGD) of wastewater return flows in the Lake Tawakoni watershed.
• Sabine Creek WWTP is now permitted to discharge up to 7 million gallons per day (MGD) of wastewater return flows and discharges in the Lake Tawakoni watershed.
• The District has submitted an application to amend the Sabine Creek WWTP permit to discharge up to 20 MGD of wastewater return flows.
• The reuse of wastewater return flows is a recommended water management strategy for the District in the 2021 Region C Water Plan and the 2025 Region C Initially Prepared Plan.
• The District seeks to reuse all current and future planned Sabine Creek WWTP return flows to meet the water demands of its current member cities as well as current and future customers.
• Additional authorization is needed to execute an application for those current and future planned Sabine Creek WWTP return flow volumes not included in the prior authorization (Resolution No. 22-31).
• The District proposes to file applications with the TCEQ to seek the right to convey Sabine Creek WWTP return flows for subsequent diversion and use.
• Employ the firm of Lloyd, Gosselink, Rochelle & Townsend, P.C, to act as counsel on the filing of the application.
FUNDING
Funding in the amount of $70,000 is to be made available in the Regional Water System Annual Operating Budget.