Utility Analysis oversees the Municipal Setting Designation program and the Brownfield Redevelopment program. The purpose of these programs is to revitalize neighborhoods by encouraging the redevelopment of vacant or abandoned properties.
Physical Address:
1002 Washington Ave., 3rd Floor
Houston, TX 77002
Mailing Address:
PO Box 2688
Houston, TX 77262-2688
The City of Houston's Brownfields Redevelopment Program mission is to revitalize core neighborhoods; catalyze sustainable economic growth; ensure a safe and clean environment; improve quality of life for Houston residents; and create thriving, livable neighborhoods in this world-class city. The Program has been a tremendously effective partnership of government, industry, community and non-profit organizations working together to cleanup Houston’s idle properties, create jobs, encourage economic growth, and benefit communities in need.
Through key partnerships and federal funding, the Program is able to offer developers and community stakeholders the following services to support redevelopment efforts:
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In 2003, the Texas Legislature authorized the creation of Municipal Setting Designations (MSD), which would designate an area in which the use of contaminated groundwater is prohibited from use as potable water. The law is administered by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The intent of the legislation is to encourage redevelopment of vacant or abandoned properties while protecting the public health.
On August 22, 2007, City Council approved an Ordinance amending Chapter 47 of the Code of Ordinances by adding Article XIII relating to groundwater, which will provide a process for supporting or not supporting a MSD application to the State. The City's program became effective November 1, 2007.
For more information about the program, please visit:
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