The Commercial Plan Review Office is on the 2nd floor of the One Texas Center (see map to One Texas Center). These Pretreatment Plan Reviews will be conducted from 8:00 am through 3:00 pm, Tuesday through Friday (plan reviews for Pretreatment will not be conducted on Mondays at this time). For an appointment, please call (512) 974-7293.
Pretreatment Program approval is required prior to new construction or any plumbing or process change that could affect the quality or quantity of an industrial wastewater discharged to the City's wastewater collection system.
The entire purpose of the plan review process is to ensure compliance from the very start. Those customers that bypass this process run the risk of project delays, expensive retrofits or unanticipated cost overruns.
Overview of Plan Review Programs
Most plans submitted to our office support either an application for a building permit or the site development process. More detailed information about these plan review programs can be found below:
Although these plan review programs cover many of the potential plumbing or process changes that would require Pretreatment Program approval, the requirement for such prior approval extends to many scenarios beyond the scope of these programs. As an example, a direct City wastewater customer located in Austin's Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) would be required to obtain Pretreatment Program approval prior to the construction of a restaurant, regardless of whether or not a City of Austin Building Permit was required. Also special requirements may apply to those projects planned in Other Political Subdivisions (see below). Please contact Pretreatment Program staff if you have any questions.
Requirements, Design Criteria & Other Useful Resources
Follow the links below for more information about applicable requirements, design criteria and other useful information:
