The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) March 7 approved a short list of nine entities for a contested case hearing against Dripping Springs’ wastewater permit application.

Those nine groups and individuals were selected from a field of 66 applicants that sought a chance to contest the permit, which has been the center of concern from various environmental groups.

Dripping Springs’ wastewater permit application, which asks for 995,000 gallons of treated wastewater to be ...