MES quantified water loss and I&I for the town and delivered a final report with engineering estimates and a prioritized roadmap in 2024; follow-up work continues in 2026.
Town of Oak Creek I&I and water loss analysis
Project
2.0 MGD wastewater reuse authorization for a mixed-use development
A 2.0 MGD 210E reuse authorization in 4 weeks, about 23 months faster than a discharge permit.
Packaged wastewater treatment plant on a concrete pad
About the project
The problem
A master-planned development near Martindale, Texas needed wastewater service for homes, data center operations and a concrete batch plant. The design flow is 2.0 MGD.
Discharge permits in Caldwell County near the San Marcos River watershed face close scrutiny from regional water authorities and environmental groups.
At public hearings for neighboring discharge permit applications, MES staff saw contested timelines of more than 30 months.
The pathway
MES took the project down the 210E reuse pathway, which rests on showing a beneficial agricultural reuse of the treated water.
The reuse plan sends treated water to off-site agricultural irrigation at a local tree farm and sod operation, under a reuse agreement with that operation.
It also includes a 53 acre-foot storage reservoir, designed to 30 TAC 309.20 with 25-year worst-case precipitation data.
The result
The project received a TCEQ 210E authorization in 4 weeks, about 23 months faster than a discharge permit.
At 2.0 MGD, it is one of the largest 210E authorizations MES has secured. It shows that flow volume does not rule out 210E when industrial flows and a workable reuse plan are present.
The reuse agreement gives the development long-term disposal certainty and supports local agriculture.
As the development grew, the owner later began a TCEQ discharge permit application for the wastewater plant in 2026.
- Authorization
- TCEQ 210E
- Time to permit
- 4 weeks
- Time saved vs discharge permit
- About 23 months
- Design flow
- 2.0 MGD
- Reuse storage
- 53 acre-foot reservoir
- Reuse
- Off-site agricultural irrigation
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