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What this is
This ordinance bans contact with or use of groundwater beneath a described property to support a Municipal Setting Designation (MSD) certified by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) under the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act.
Why it matters
An MSD limits how contaminated groundwater beneath a specific site must be cleaned up, which can affect long-term environmental protections for the area.
Council action
Motion to approve the Consent Agenda as presented
Moved by Ken Hutchenrider. Seconded by Arefin Shamsul.
7 yes · 0 no
The approved minutes report the tally without a name-by-name roll call.
Timeline
- July 10, 2026 Agenda posted — March 28, 2022 meeting
- March 28, 2022 Vote taken — March 28, 2022 meeting · Approved 7-0 (consent)
Appearances on agendas
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City Council — March 28, 2022
Adopt Ordinance No. 4418
Official agenda language
ORDINANCE NO. 4418, PROHIBITING THE USE OF AND CONTACT WITH DESIGNATED GROUNDWATER FROM BENEATH, DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT “A” HERETO, TO FACILITATE CERTIFICATION OF A MUNICIPAL SETTING DESIGNATION (“MSD”) OF SAID PROPERTY BY THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (“TCEQ”) PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT.
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