Municipal Settings Designation

A municipal setting designation is a deed restriction that prohibits the use of impaired shallow groundwater as potable water.

MSD Application along with the Ordinance of Support are sent to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for further processing

Requirements: Enrolled in a State of Federal cleanup program; Thorough investigation confirming that the groundwater plume is stable or decreasing, and delineated; Source of contamination has been removed; A third party Professional Engineer (P.E.)or Professional Geologist (P.G.) must certify application

• What You Need
• Apply in Person
• Apply by Mail

• A pdf file of the application and all supporting document
• Two hard copies of the application, supporting documentation, and an electronic file.
• Certified mailing list and regular mailing list on an excel file,
• The metes and bounds of proposed MSD boundary as a text file.
• One notarized copy of Form 0455-1 “Affidavit of Ownership or Control” must be submitted under separate cover.

Please click on the link below to find the application, instructions and forms associated with the MSD program.

Schedule a pre-application meeting or submit your completed application and supporting documents to: Elga Gonzalez

1002 Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor
Houston, TX 77002

Mail application to:
City of Houston MSD Program
Attn: Elga Gonzalez
1002 Washington Avenue
Houston, TX 77002

Administrative Application Review and Technical Application Review is required.

A site investigation is completed.