Field Citation Program

The TCEQ is implementing this pilot program statewide on March 13, 2006. The pilot covers nine specific violations and is the result of the agency's enforcement process review.

During the April 27, 2007 Commissioner’s Work Session, the commissioners voted to shift the TCEQ’s field citation program from a pilot to a permanent program. The field citation program was originally approved as a pilot March 13, 2006, and this pilot was one of many recommendations resulting from the TCEQ’s enforcement process review.

The field citation process is different from the traditional enforcement process because when the TCEQ conducts an investigation at your facility, the investigator may cite certain clear-cut violations on a form and hand a penalty assessment to you on the spot. The field citation is intended to promote a quick resolution for any of the field citation-eligible violations documented during a TCEQ investigation, while offering a reduced penalty as compared to a penalty calculated through the traditional enforcement process.

The Field Citation covers violations in the following programs:: • Petroleum Storage Tanks (PST)
• (PST) Stage I and II vapor recovery
• Storm water (industrial and construction)
• Occupation Licenses
• Dry Cleaners
• On-site Sewage Facility, and
• Water Rights
Click on the two example forms below to see the list of specific violations.

Questions? Call 512/239-0400, or e-mail oce@tceq.texas.gov.

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