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 Garland, Texas
Water and wastewater engineering in Garland, TX. MES designs utility connections, studies aging pipes and I&I, and plans pretreatment for city review.
What we do in Texas
What MES does in Garland
MES provides water and wastewater engineering and site civil design for projects in Garland. We work for developers, utilities, municipalities and engineering firms. MES is headquartered in nearby McKinney.
Garland is a mature city, so much of the work fits new demand onto existing pipes. That means checking main capacity, designing service connections and planning sewer tie-ins the city will accept.
For utilities, MES also studies aging systems. That includes infiltration and inflow (I&I) and water loss, ranked into a plan for repairs and replacements.
How permitting and review work in Garland
Garland sits mostly in Dallas County, with small parts in Collin and Rockwall counties. The City of Garland reviews private development plans for streets, drainage and utilities.
Garland is a member city of the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD), which supplies its treated water. The city runs its own wastewater system, with the Rowlett Creek and Duck Creek treatment plants. Both discharge under TPDES permits from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
Industrial users face one more step. A significant industrial user needs a wastewater discharge permit from the city's Industrial Pretreatment Program before it discharges. The city asks for the application at least 90 days ahead.
TCEQ's design rules apply statewide. Public water systems follow 30 TAC Chapter 290. Wastewater systems follow 30 TAC Chapter 217.
Work nearby
MES is working on a drive-up water kiosk site in Garland now, as part of a multi-state kiosk site program.
Elsewhere in Dallas County, MES designed a 2-acre retail plaza in Seagoville and a site master plan in Hutchins. Farther east, MES did the civil design for a car wash site in Fate.
Common questions
Does my Garland business need an industrial wastewater permit?
It depends on what you discharge. The city requires a permit for significant industrial users. That covers users under federal categorical standards and users that discharge 25,000 gallons per day or more of process wastewater. The city can also designate a user. MES can help characterize the wastewater and plan pretreatment.
Can MES help with an aging sewer system?
Yes. MES quantifies I&I and water loss and turns the results into a ranked replacement plan. One example is an I&I and water loss study in Oak Creek, Colorado.
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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