TCEQ approves fines totaling $1,898,718
Dec. 15, 2022- Penalties Assessed Against 78 Regulated Entities
Phone: 512-239-5003
After Hrs: 512-239-5000
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality yesterday approved penalties totaling $1,832,934 against 47 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations.
Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: sixteen air quality, two industrial hazardous waste, two industrial wastewater discharge, three multi-media, one municipal solid waste, six municipal wastewater discharge, four petroleum storage tanks, seven public water system, and two water quality.
Default orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: one multi-media, one municipal solid waste, one public water system, and one water quality.
In addition, on Dec. 6 and Dec. 13, the executive director approved penalties totaling $65,784 against 31 entities.
Agenda items from yesterday’s meeting can be viewed on the TCEQ website. TCEQ's next agenda meeting is scheduled for Jan. 11, 2023. Meetings can be viewed live on the Agenda Meeting Webcasts webpage. Archived meetings can be viewed on the TCEQ YouTube channel. Follow us on Twitter: @TCEQ.