TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY NOTICE OF DISTRICT PETITION TCEQ INTERNAL CONTROL NO. D-08142025-031 PETITION. Victoria Ventures Group LLC, (Petitioners) filed a petition for the creation of Willow Creek Municipal Utility District of Victoria County (District) with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The petition was filed pursuant to Article XVI, §59 of the Constitution of the State of Texas; Chapters 49 and 54 of the Texas Water Code; 30 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 293; and the procedural rules of the TCEQ. The petition states that:(1) the Petitioners hold title to a majority in value of the land to be included in the proposed District;(2) there is one lienholder, Capital Farm Credit, ACA, on the property to be included in the proposed District and information provided indicates that the lienholder consents to the creation of the proposed District; (3) the proposed District will contain approximately 157.66 acres located within Victoria County, Texas; and(4) the land within the proposed District is located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Victoria, Texas (City). By Resolution No.2024-178, passed and approved on October 15, 2024, the City gave its consent to the creation of the proposed District, pursuant to Texas Water Code §54.016. The territory to be included in the proposed District is depicted in the vicinity map designated as Exhibit “A”, which is attached to this document. The petition further states that the proposed District will: (1) purchase, construct, acquire, improve, or extend inside or outside of its boundary any and all works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances necessary or helpful to supply and distribute water for municipal,domestic, and commercial purposes; (2) collect, transport, process, dispose of and control domestic and commercial wastes; (3) gather, conduct, divert, abate, amend and control local storm water or other local harmful excesses of waters; (4) design, acquire, construct, finance, improve, operate, and maintain macadamized, graveled, or paved roads and turnpikes,or improvements in aid of those roads; and (5) purchase, construct, acquire, improve, or extend inside or outside of its boundaries such additional facilities,systems, plants, and enterprises, as shall be consistent with all of the purposes for which the proposed District is created. According to the petition, a preliminary investigation has been made to determine the cost of the project, and it is estimated by the Petitioners that the cost of said project will be approximately $25,110,000 ($18,755,000 for water, wastewater, and drainage and $6,355,000 for roads) CONTESTED CASE HEARING. The TCEQ may grant a contested case hearing on this petition if a written hearing request is filed within 30 days after the newspaper publication of this notice. To request a contested case hearing, you must submit the following: (1) your name (or for a group or association, an official representative), mailing address, daytime phone number, and fax number, if any; (2) the name of the Petitioners and the TCEQ Internal Control Number; (3) the statement “I/we request a contested case hearing”; (4) a brief description of how you would be affected by the petition in a way not common to the general public; and (5) the location of your property relative to the proposed District’s boundaries. You may also submit your proposed adjustments to the petition which would satisfy your concerns. Requests for a contested case hearing must be submitted in writing to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address provided in the information section below. The Executive Director may approve the petition unless a written request for a contested case hearing is filed within 30 days after the newspaper publication of this notice. If a hearing request is filed, the Executive Director will not approve the petition and will forward the petition and hearing requests to the TCEQ Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting. If a contested case hearing is held, it will be a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district court. INFORMATION. Written hearing requests should be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, TCEQ, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087. For information concerning the hearing process, please contact the Public Interest Counsel, MC-103, at the same address. General information regarding TCEQ can be found at our website http://www.tceq.texas.gov/. Issued: September 19, 2025