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William D. Dugat, III
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Biography
Bill practices in the areas of water and environmental law, public law and administrative law. He represents and advises municipalities, river authorities and water districts before state and federal agencies with emphasis on water and environmental issues. He focuses his practice on client counseling and administrative hearings for industrial, commercial and governmental clients in matters involving ground water, water and sewer rates, water quality permitting, industrial and municipal solid waste, hazardous waste cleanup and disposal, air quality permitting, open meetings and open records, and contracting.
Representative Experience
Groundwater matters. Bill serves as general counsel for the Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District and Bluebonnet Groundwater Conservation District. In this capacity, Bill assists these districts in a wide variety of matters including groundwater permitting, rule enforcement, open meetings and open records, contracting, elections, and employment matters.
Municipal representation. Bill represented a coalition of cities in a TCEQ appeal of the cities; rate ordinance by the state's largest investor-owned water and sewer utility. Bill represented numerous cities in contested cases regarding certificated water and sewer service territories. Bill also represented cities before TCEQ in enforcement matters and wastewater discharge permit amendments and renewals. Bill represented cities in negotiating and drafting wholesale water supply contracts.
Political subdivisions other than cities. Bill represented a coalition of Texas counties in federal court, before U.S. Congress and in a U.S. EAA rulemaking regarding Phase II stormwater regulations. Bill represented water districts in negotiating and drafting water suply contracts and in contested wastewater discharge permit hearings. Bill represented a school district and a community college in environmental due diligence matters and in matters involving leaking petroleum storage tanks, solid waste disposal, and the TCEQ voluntary clean-up program.
Private entities. Bill has represented publicly traded companies in environmental due diligence associated with the acquisition of over 100 different cell tower sites and another public traded company in a water quality enforcement matter before the TCEQ.
Municipal representation. Bill represented a coalition of cities in a TCEQ appeal of the cities; rate ordinance by the state's largest investor-owned water and sewer utility. Bill represented numerous cities in contested cases regarding certificated water and sewer service territories. Bill also represented cities before TCEQ in enforcement matters and wastewater discharge permit amendments and renewals. Bill represented cities in negotiating and drafting wholesale water supply contracts.
Political subdivisions other than cities. Bill represented a coalition of Texas counties in federal court, before U.S. Congress and in a U.S. EAA rulemaking regarding Phase II stormwater regulations. Bill represented water districts in negotiating and drafting water suply contracts and in contested wastewater discharge permit hearings. Bill represented a school district and a community college in environmental due diligence matters and in matters involving leaking petroleum storage tanks, solid waste disposal, and the TCEQ voluntary clean-up program.
Private entities. Bill has represented publicly traded companies in environmental due diligence associated with the acquisition of over 100 different cell tower sites and another public traded company in a water quality enforcement matter before the TCEQ.
Career Highlights, Honors and Appointments
Former Briefing Attorney, Court of Appeals, Third District of Texas
Board Certified - Administrative Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Board Certified - Administrative Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Publications, Papers, and Presentations
Negotiating the Transaction, Author / Speaker, Landowner and Citizen Information on Groundwater Leasing, Marketing, and Sales Seminar, TAMU Agricultural Experimental Station, April 1, July 29, and September 14, 2004.
An Update on Phase II Storm Water Activities, Author / Speaker, 15th Annual Local Government Seminar (April 2002).
Conflicts of Interest Affecting Groundwater District Officials, Speaker, Preserving Groundwater through Local Management, Texas Groundwater Legal Defense and Education Fund (August 2001).
A Sampling of Environmental Issues and Opportunities Facing Texas Local Governments in 2000 and Beyond, Author / Speaker, 13th Annual Local Government Seminar (April 2000).
How To Create A Groundwater Conservation District, Author / Speaker, 12th Annual Local Government Seminar (April 1999).
"Phase II" of the EPA'S Storm Water Regulations: An Analysis of the Impact on Local Governments in Texas, Author / Speaker, 12th Annual Local Government Seminar (April 1999).
Options for Local Governments Involved in Administrative Enforcement Actions with the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission and the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Author / Speaker, 10th Annual Local Government Seminar (April 1997).
An Update on Phase II Storm Water Activities, Author / Speaker, 15th Annual Local Government Seminar (April 2002).
Conflicts of Interest Affecting Groundwater District Officials, Speaker, Preserving Groundwater through Local Management, Texas Groundwater Legal Defense and Education Fund (August 2001).
A Sampling of Environmental Issues and Opportunities Facing Texas Local Governments in 2000 and Beyond, Author / Speaker, 13th Annual Local Government Seminar (April 2000).
How To Create A Groundwater Conservation District, Author / Speaker, 12th Annual Local Government Seminar (April 1999).
"Phase II" of the EPA'S Storm Water Regulations: An Analysis of the Impact on Local Governments in Texas, Author / Speaker, 12th Annual Local Government Seminar (April 1999).
Options for Local Governments Involved in Administrative Enforcement Actions with the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission and the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Author / Speaker, 10th Annual Local Government Seminar (April 1997).
Educational and Professional Background
University of Texas School of Law (J.D.); University of Missouri (M.B.A. Quantitative Methods); Texas A&M University (B.B.A. Management), magna cum laude
Admitted to Practice: The Supreme Court of Texas, 1987; United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Ninth Circuits
State Bar of Texas (Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section and Administrative and Public Law Section); Travis County Bar Association (Administrative Law Section)
Admitted to Practice: The Supreme Court of Texas, 1987; United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Ninth Circuits
State Bar of Texas (Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section and Administrative and Public Law Section); Travis County Bar Association (Administrative Law Section)
Conflicts of Interest Affecting Groundwater District Officials
