A TCEQ 210E authorization in 10 weeks let a 1.0 MGD mixed-use development in San Marcos bypass a discharge permit and its hearings.
1.0 MGD zero-discharge reuse for a mixed-use development
Where we work
Water and wastewater engineering in Cypress, Texas
Water and wastewater engineering in Cypress, Texas. MUD utility design, lift stations, treatment plants and site civil work in northwest Harris County.
What we do in Texas
Water and wastewater engineering in Cypress
Cypress is unincorporated, in northwest Harris County. Much of the area gets water and sewer from municipal utility districts, or MUDs.
MES designs the water lines, sewer lines, lift stations, force mains and treatment plants that serve new development there. We also do site civil work and support projects through construction.
How permitting and review work in Cypress
TCEQ oversees MUDs. It reviews petitions to create many of them and approves most district bond issues. Some districts are created by the Legislature instead.
TCEQ also sets the state design rules for public water systems and for wastewater systems. A district plant that discharges needs a TPDES permit.
Much of Cypress lies in the City of Houston's extraterritorial jurisdiction. Plats there go to the Houston Planning Commission. Harris County reviews development in the unincorporated area.
Groundwater pumping falls under the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District. Much of the Cypress area is also inside the North Harris County Regional Water Authority, which is moving districts from groundwater to surface water.
Work in Cypress
MES prepared the civil site plans for a drive-up water kiosk site in Cypress. The same multi-site kiosk program includes completed sites in Houston, Katy and Spring.
Common questions
Do I need a MUD to develop land in Cypress?
Not always. A site may be able to buy service from an existing MUD or another utility. Larger tracts often form a new district. We compare the options during feasibility. Read about our work with MUD developers.
Who reviews my plat?
It depends on where the land sits. In Houston's extraterritorial jurisdiction, the Houston Planning Commission reviews the plat. Harris County also checks it against county rules before Commissioners Court approves it for recording. Outside any city's jurisdiction, Harris County alone reviews it.
Can MES design a district's wastewater plant?
Yes. We design package treatment plants and prepare the TCEQ permit application.
Projects
Work in Texas.
A 2.0 MGD 210E reuse authorization in 4 weeks, about 23 months faster than a discharge permit.
2.0 MGD wastewater reuse authorization for a mixed-use development
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 reuse authorization in 4 weeks kept a Taylor, Texas, business park on schedule after the county denied septic.
Business park reuse after a county septic denial in Taylor, TX
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
MES delivered the grading and drainage plans for a new single-family home in Texas, from the topographic survey to the final set.
Grading and drainage plan for a new single-family home in Texas
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