Ordinance No. 16,322 (Item 9.dd.)ORDINANCE NO. 16,322
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.
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" in
accordance with Title 30, Chapter 305, Subchapter M of the Texas Administrative Code, and are imposed
on all entities holding a permit under Chapter 26 of the Texas Water Code; 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: That the City Manager is hereby granted general authority to approve any change
involving a decrease or an increase in an amount authorized in Section 1 hereinabove of FIFTY
THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($50,000.00) or less; however, the original contract price may not
be increased by more than twenty-five percent (25%) or decreased by more than twenty-five percent (25%)
without the consent of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to such decrease.
Section 3: 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 affirmativ vote of the C', Council of the City of
Baytown this the 13' day of November, 2025.
HARLES J WSON, Mayor
EST:
ANGELA SON, City Clerk
APPROVE AS TOnFORM:
SCOTT LEMOND, City Attorney
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