More than a year after a private wastewater treatment facility was proposed in southeast Tarrant County, residents are asking state environmental regulators to reconsider its application.
Dressed collectively in red, more than 150 attendees gathered at the Forest Hill Civic and Convention Center on June 18 to urge members of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to prevent a domestic wastewater treatment facility from being built in Burleson.
“The implications extend far beyond the boundaries of this property,” said Andrew Quant, a resident who would be affected. “This is not simply a local land use issue. It’s a matter of environmental stewardship, agricultural protection and public health.”…