HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-24-26-7.13 - Resolution - 09/27/2026RESOLUTION NO. 09-24-26-7.13
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION,
TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE FILING AND EXECUTION OF WATER RIGHTS
APPLICATION TO AMEND WATER USE PERMIT NO. 5913 WITH THE TEXAS
COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
WHEREAS, the City of College Station (the "City") owns Water Use Permit No. 5913
("Permit No. 5913");
WHEREAS, Permit No. 5913 authorizes the City to use the bed and banks of the Brazos
River, its tributaries, and Oyster and Jones Creeks to convey current and future groundwater -based
return flows for diversion and use of up to 12,881 acre-feet per year ("ac-ft/yr") (less carriage
losses) for municipal, industrial, and agricultural purposes in Brazos, Grimes, Washington, Waller,
Austin, Fort Bend, and Brazoria Counties in the Brazos River Basin, and Fort Bend, Brazoria, and
Galveston Counties within the San Jacinto -Brazos Coastal Basin;
WHEREAS, Permit 5913 also authorizes diversion of groundwater -based return flows
from: (1) a diversion point located on Carter's Creek in the Brazos River Basin, (2) a diversion
point located on the Brazos River in the Brazos River Basin, and (3) two diversion points located
on the Brazos River in the San Jacinto -Brazos Coastal Basin, authorized pursuant to Certificate of
Adjudication Nos. 12-5168 and 12-5171;
WHEREAS, the City expanded the treatment capacity of the Lick Creek Wastewater
Treatment Plant ("WWTP") (TPDES Permit No. WQ0010024003) from 2 million gallons per day
("MGD") to 5 MGD, thus increasing the combined discharge of Lick Creek WWTP and Carters
Creek WWTP from 11.5 MGD (12,881 ac-ft/yr)) to 14.5 MGD (16,241 ac-ft/yr);
WHEREAS, the City must amend Permit No. 5913 to obtain authorization to increase the
bed and banks conveyance of these return flows by 3 MGD (3,360 ac-ft/yr) for a total annual
diversion of 14.5 MGD (16,241 ac-ft/yr);
WHEREAS, the City now seeks to file an application with the TCEQ pursuant to Texas
Water Code § 11.042(b) to amend Permit No. 5913 to (1) increase the quantity of groundwater -
based return flows authorized for conveyance using the bed and banks of the Brazos River and its
tributaries, Jones Creek, and Oyster Creek for subsequent diversion and use to 16,241 ac-ft/yr
(14.5 MGD) and (2) increase the maximum combined diversion rate (the "Application");
WHEREAS, the Texas Water Code and the Rules of TCEQ require that an application for
a bed and banks authorization be executed by a duly authorized official of the City; and,
WHEREAS, upon full review, City Council authorizes the City Manager to execute the
Application on behalf of the City.
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The City of College Station hereby seeks to file the Application, and the City
Manager is authorized to file the Application in the name of the City in accordance with State law.
SECTION 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the Application for and on
behalf of the City of College Station, and any other amendments or documents as are necessary for
authorization to amend the Permit No. 5913.
SECTION 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed on behalf of the City of
College Station to file the Application and to appear and arrange for the appearances of persons
representing the City at any meetings, hearings, and other proceedings on the Application before
TCEQ, and otherwise direct the prosecution, settlement, and compromise of the Application on
behalf of the City of College Station, as appropriate.
SECTION 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately from and after its
passage.
DULY RESOLVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of College Station,
Texas, on this the 24th day of September, 2026.
CITY COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
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JO NICHOLS, MAYOR
ATTEST:
TANYA D.SMITH, CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
A AM C. ALCO, CITY ATTORNEY