NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
(Informational Community Meeting)
A public meeting has been scheduled on June 23, 2026, at 5 pm at Public Works Conference Room, Farmers Branch City Hall located at 13000 William Doddson Pkwy Farmers Branch, TX 75234 regarding an application by the City of Farmers Branch for a Municipal Setting Designation ("MSD") ordinance for property located at 1349-1399 Valley View Lane ("Designated Property"), Farmers Branch, Texas.
The purpose of an MSD ordinance is to restrict access to and prohibit the use of the groundwater directly below the Designated Property and to protect public health and welfare where the groundwater quality may present an actual or potential threat to human health.
A property is eligible for an MSD if: (1) it is within the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality authorized by statute; and (2) a public drinking water supply system exists that satisfies the requirements of Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 341 and that supplies or is capable of supplying drinking water to the property for which the MSD is sought and property within one-half mile of the property for which the MSD is sought. The Designated Property meets these criteria. The City of Farmers Branch drinking water is supplied by the City of Dallas and originates from area lakes and, after treatment, is distributed through a distribution system consisting of ground storage reservoirs and elevated tanks.
The public meeting will address MSDs generally, allow the Applicant to explain the application, allow citizens to comment, and provide the approximate date of the City Council public hearing. A copy of the complete application is available for review at Farmers Branch City Hall located at 13000 William Dodson Parkway, Farmers Branch, TX 75234.
The City of Farmers Branch seeks to submit an application to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) seeking a Municipal Setting Designation (MSD) for City-owned parcel. The City owns the property located at 1349 – 1399 Valley View Lane, and the rights-of-way within the MSD boundary map. The City is seeking the MSD because, the soil and groundwater at property is contaminated with volatile organic compounds from prior land uses. The City is in the process of remediating the property, so future development can occur. One way to remediate the groundwater is by applying for a Municipal Settings Designation from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
If approved by the Farmers Branch City Council, the MSD ordinance will prohibit the use of designated groundwater beneath the Designated Property as potable water and other inappropriate uses of and contact with the groundwater at the Designated Property. It will support the issuance of an MSD by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality ("TCEQ"). The City will then file an application with the TCEQ for an MSD certificate pursuant to Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 361, Subchapter W. You may file comments (not later than the 60th day after the date of receipt of this notice) to Remediation Division, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 13087, MC-221, Austin, Texas 78711 (Contact No. 512-239-2201). The Executive Director of the TCEQ will certify or deny the application filed with the TCEQ or request additional information from the owner (City of Farmers Branch.) no later than 90 days after receiving such an application.
Questions and comments may also be directed to John Porter, City of Farmers Branch Environmental Health Manager, at 972-919-2543, or john.porter@farmersbranchtx.gov.
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