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Victoria: Latest Ozone Planning Activities

Latest events and activities related to the Victoria area’s compliance with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ground-level ozone.

The SIP files on this page are hosted by the Texas Records and Information Locator (TRAIL) web archive . If you need assistance with a file, please contact siprules@tceq.texas.gov.

Victoria County 1997 Eight-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan

On March 7, 2007, the commission adopted the following SIP revision for Victoria County:

In early 2009, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) informed the TCEQ that to approval of the Victoria County Eight-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan would require revision of the contingency plan to include an enforceable commitment to implement contingency measures once triggered.

On July 28, 2010, the commission adopted the following SIP revision for Victoria County:

The revised contingency plan identifies rules that the TCEQ may implement upon future violation of the 1997 eight-hour ozone NAAQS. Included in the list are: the Texas Low Emission Diesel (TxLED)–compliant marine-diesel rule (Title 30, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 114 ), emission controls for volatile organic compounds from storage tanks (Chapter 115 ), and controls for nitrogen oxides from combustion engines (Chapter 117 ).

On August 8, 2013, the EPA published direct final approval ( 78 FR 48318 ).