Civil and utility engineering for Texas warehouse and flex developments

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Where we work

Texas ETJ and unincorporated growth counties first: Ellis and southern Dallas, Alliance and north Fort Worth, Hays and Bastrop, Williamson, Fort Bend, Montgomery and Waller, and the Laredo and El Paso border.

The problems we solve

• No sewer nearby, or no capacity. We compare a sewer extension, an on-site plant with a TPDES discharge permit, land application under a TLAP, and, where the tenant mix has an eligible industrial stream, a 210E reuse authorization.
• Fire flow the water provider cannot meet. We size the fire water supply and design the alternative, including on-site storage with a fire pump.
• A tenant that changes the program. A park permitted for warehouse employees that adds a process or a data center tenant is a different facility to TCEQ. We check what the change does to the permit before the lease is signed.
• Phased build-out. Detention, utilities, fire access and parking designed to work at Phase 1, with clear points to extend.

Fast feasibility before closing

Our fixed-fee diligence package answers the utility questions for one site: water source, sewer or discharge path, CCN status, fire flow, permit path and calendar, and a cost range from current vendor quotes. It is delivered in 15 business days. If you proceed, the fee is credited toward MES design. It comes with no permit-date guarantee.

On 210E reuse for warehouse sites

A 210E authorization needs an industrial wastewater stream, so it depends on the tenants. Standard office or fulfillment space alone will not qualify. Where a site is reuse-eligible, a 210E can take weeks, not years: a Williamson County business park was authorized in 4 weeks after the county denied septic.

Data center tenants

If a data center tenant enters the conversation, we screen its water and wastewater feasibility. Permit timing is uncertain while TCEQ's September 21, 2026 hold on data center permits stands, and we will not promise a date.

What we deliver

• Concept site plan: building footprints, truck circulation, fire access, parking and detention strategy.
• Utility plans and coordination with the water and sewer providers.
• TCEQ permitting: TPDES, TLAP or 210E, as the site allows.
• Sealed civil construction documents and county or city permit submittals.

Projects

• Business park 210E reuse authorization, Williamson County
• Georgetown mini-warehouses

Rainwater harvesting and permits

Texas Local Government Code §580.004(c) says a municipality or county may not deny a building permit solely because the facility will implement rainwater harvesting, though it may require the system to meet the minimum state standards. A fire water system fed by rainwater still has to meet the fire code for flow, duration and reliability.

Have a site under contract?

Send it over and we will quote the diligence package: a serviceability answer with a cost range in 15 business days.

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