Four miles of waterline moved clear of TxDOT IH-20 work while Bitter Creek customers kept water service.
Bitter Creek Water Supply IH-20 waterline relocation
Where we work
Water and Wastewater Engineering Brownsville, Texas
Water and wastewater engineering in Brownsville, TX: BPUB utility extensions, site civil plans and TCEQ permits for developers and Cameron County sites.
What we do in Texas
What MES does in Brownsville
MES provides water and wastewater engineering and site civil design for developers, civil engineering firms and municipalities in Brownsville and across the Rio Grande Valley. We design utility extensions, lift stations and drainage. We also prepare permit packages for sites that cannot reach a public sewer.
How permitting and review work in Brownsville
The Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) is the city's municipal utility for water, wastewater and electric service. A new development works with BPUB on its utility connection or extension.
The City of Brownsville reviews plats and site plans inside the city. For land outside city limits, confirm early whether the city or Cameron County reviews your plat. Before you design, check the Public Utility Commission of Texas map of certificated service areas (CCNs) to see which provider holds the right to serve your land.
Much of the Valley is flat, so gravity sewer lines get deep fast and lift stations are common. A site that cannot connect needs a septic permit for small flows, or a TCEQ permit or authorization for a treatment system. See your wastewater disposal options in Texas.
Work in Brownsville and the Valley
In Brownsville, MES completed work on a drive-up water kiosk site. Across the Valley, the same multi-state kiosk program has taken us to Edinburg, Hidalgo, Pharr, Weslaco and Palmview, with sites in Edinburg and Pharr still active.
Common questions
Who provides water and sewer service in Brownsville?
BPUB is the city's main water and wastewater provider. Outside its area, check the CCN map, since a water supply corporation or district may hold the service area.
What if my site cannot reach a sewer line?
The usual paths are septic for small flows, a TCEQ discharge permit, or a land application permit. Reuse under TCEQ's Chapter 210 rules is another path for some sites. Call (214) 833-6748.
Projects
Work in Texas.
A 9-acre mini-warehouse site in Georgetown, Texas, where the rezoning was approved and the plat and site development permit are still pending.
Mini-warehouse site entitlements and civil design in Georgetown, Texas
A concrete contractor has a two-phase site master plan and a phase 1 construction set for a project in Hutchins, Texas, revised to answer city review comments.
Site master plan and phase 1 civil set for a concrete contractor
A new car wash site in Fate, Texas got a civil plan set, a TxDOT driveway submittal and a storm design that ties into the site next door.
Car wash site civil design in Fate, Texas
A TCEQ 210E reuse authorization, approved within 6 weeks of submission, let an industrial site in Taylor, Texas, start operations on schedule after the county denied septic.
Industrial zero-discharge reuse in Taylor, TX, approved within 6 weeks of submission
A TCEQ 210E authorization in 10 weeks let a 1.0 MGD mixed-use data center development in San Marcos bypass a discharge permit and its hearings.
1.0 MGD zero-discharge reuse for a mixed-use data center development
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