Residents south of Mansfield are trying to stop a proposed wastewater treatment plant in unincorporated Rendon that would pour treated effluent into a tiny tributary feeding Willow Branch, Walnut Creek and Joe Pool Lake. At a contested case hearing earlier this month, neighbors told an administrative judge they fear foul odors, flooding of low-lying land and contamination of private wells and wildlife habitat. What started as tense public meetings has now escalated into a formal proceeding under oath before the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
Where the Plant Would Go and What Would Flow Out
Dallas-based BL 374 LLC is seeking a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit that would allow daily releases of up to 490,000 gallons of…..