Ordinance No. 15,280 ORDINANCE NO. 15,280
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS,
AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX
THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN AND 34.100 DOLLARS
($166,587.34) TO THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FOR THE ANNUAL CONSOLIDATED WATER QUALITY FEES FOR
THE CITY'S FOUR (4) WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; AND PROVIDING
FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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WHEREAS,the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality("TCEQ")in response to the Clean
Water Act has established a program to assess the quality of the river basins of the State;and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 818 requires the TCEQ to recover the reasonable cost of the assessment
program from wastewater treatment permit holders and water rights holders; and
WHEREAS, the Consolidated Water Quality Fees are assessed annually each October 31" and
imposed on each person holding a permit under the V.T.C.A., Water Code, §§26.001, et seq.; NOW
THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,TEXAS:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown,Texas,hereby authorizes the payment
in the amount of ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN AND
34.100 DOLLARS ($166,587.34) to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the Annual
Consolidated Water Quality Fees for the City's four(4)Wastewater Treatment Plants.
Section 2: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the City
Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of
Baytown this the 22"d day of November,2022.
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SCOTT LEMO ,City Attorney
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