Deal still in works on TCEQ permit

Negotiations continued after an executive session during Thursday’s Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District (BSEACD) meeting on Dripping Springs’ request to discharge treated effluent into the Onion Creek Watershed.

The BSEACD reviewed with its attorney the draft settlement prepared by the city of Austin in response to the city of Drippings Springs’ permit application to discharge treated wastewater into Onion Creek.

While the district and other entities review these documents, it is generally thought that most of the entities are waiting until the Texas Legislature closes, due to the number of bills about water and water management working their way through committee hearings and onto the floor.