PKLA values the important role the Brazos River Authority plays in monitoring and protecting water quality across the Brazos watershed, including Possum Kingdom Lake. We appreciate the ongoing work they do every month to collect and evaluate water-quality data on the lake.
📰 Recently, in a news interview, the BRA stated that it is “not taking a position” on whether TCEQ should grant a Contested Case Hearing on the City of Abilene’s proposal to discharge 1.51 million gallons per day of RO-treatment brine into a shallow, low-circulation cove on the west side of PK Lake.
PKLA believes that true neutrality supports an open, transparent review of the facts.
A Contested Case Hearing does not oppose Abilene, and it does not put BRA on one side or another. It simply ensures that the science, location, volume, and long-term water-quality impacts are reviewed in a fair and open setting.
🌊 If water quality is truly a top priority — and if basin-wide modeling and monitoring are already underway — then a full, public review is the responsible next step before moving forward with a major new discharge into a part of the lake that has almost no natural circulation.
PKLA will continue working cooperatively with the BRA and all agencies involved, while also speaking up for lake users and surrounding communities who expect transparency, scientific accountability, and a fair process.
📆 Save the Date – Community Presence Matters
The TCEQ Commissioners will consider PKLA’s request for a contested case hearing on Abilene’s RO-effluent permit at their next agenda meeting:
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 – 9:30 AM
TCEQ Headquarters – 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building E, Room 201S, Austin, TX
If you are able to attend, your presence helps demonstrate that this issue matters to the entire PK Lake community and to the broader Brazos watershed.
The City of Abilene TPDES Permit No. WQ0005213000 will be considered by the commissioners of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality during a public meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss and decide whether the matter will proceed to a contested case hearing. You may attend in person or view at the link listed below. Please make plans to attend or view the meeting online. Thank you for your continued support in maintaining the water quality at Possum Kingdom.
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