Services People About Us Publications News Contact RECOGNIZED ALL OVER TEXAS Call Us Today: 512-472-8021 Services People About Us Publications News Contact Douglas G. Caroom Attorney Austin Office Phone: 512.404.7829 Fax: 512.320.5638 Email: dcaroom@bickerstaff.com DOWNLOAD PROFILE Biography Career Highlights Publications & Presentations Practice Areas Water Law Environmental River Authorities & Water Districts Admissions : Court: The Supreme Court of Texas, 1974 Court: Supreme Court of the United States, 1978 Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits Court: United States District Courts for the Northern and Western Districts of Texas Bar: State Bar of Texas Board Certified: Administrative Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization Education The University of Texas Law School, J.D., with Honors The University of Texas at Austin, B.A. The University of Texas at Austin, M.A., Zoology Biography Doug practices in the areas of water and environmental law, administrative law, and public law. He assists municipalities, river authorities, and water districts in all phases of regulation, including use and development of surface water rights and groundwater regulation, and water utility service and regulation. Doug also represents governmental, industrial, commercial and private clients in litigation matters and administrative proceedings involving the Endangered Species Act, Environmental Impact Statements, water quality permitting and enforcement, industrial and municipal solid waste, hazardous waste disposal and cleanup, and air quality. Representative Experience Doug has assisted municipalities, water districts, and river authorities on matters related to water rights permits, including indirect reuse permits and interbasin transfers before the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Having been involved in six of the State’s water rights adjudications at both the agency and state court levels, Doug has advised clients on water management and system operations issues and represented them in efforts to obtain or amend water rights. He has also negotiated and drafted wholesale water contracts, and assisted in the sale and purchase of groundwater and surface water rights. Through representation of both public and private clients, Doug has advised clients on remediation projects, counseled potential responsible parties about liability issues related to Superfund sites, and assisted clients with regulatory requirements for permitting municipal, hazardous, and radioactive waste disposal sites. Doug has also represented clients before the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and in federal court on matters relating to the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Policy Act. Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specializations for Administrative Law, Doug has counseled clients on open meetings and open records law, and represented numerous clients in administrative hearings before the State Office of Administrative Hearings, as well as before state and federal courts. He has experience in contested case hearings concerning water rights applications, water and sewer rates, municipal and hazardous waste permits, and wastewater permits. Connect with Us Austin Office 3711 S. MoPac Expressway Building 1, Suite 300 Austin, Texas 78746 (512) 472-8021 (512) 320-5638 Fax El Paso Office 221 N. Kansas Street Suite 700 El Paso, Texas 79901 (915) 533-1810 (915) 533-1841 Fax Houston Office 5444 Westheimer Road Suite 1000 Houston, Texas 77056 (713) 984-9997 (713) 984-2894 Fax McAllen Office 813 N. Main Street Suite 513 McAllen, Texas 78501 (956) 205-0344 (956) 683-9404 Fax Meetings with attorneys are by appointment only. Home Services People About Us Publications News Contact Site Map Privacy Policy Disclaimer ©2021 Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP.