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Prohibit use of designated groundwater beneath a specific property (Ord. 4418)

Final Ordinance Ordinance No. 4418

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

Approved Via consent agenda

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.

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Appearances on agendas

  • Item 8A1 Approved

    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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