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TCEQ approves fines totaling $338,952

Wednesday, June 12, 2019 - Penalties assessed against 42 regulated entities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ContactBrian McGovern
Phone512-239-5003
After Hrs512-239-5000

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today approved penalties totaling $272,492 against 23 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations.

Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: four air quality, one industrial hazardous waste, one industrial wastewater discharge, one multimedia, one municipal solid waste, one municipal wastewater discharge, one petroleum storage tank, eight public water system, and three water quality.

Default orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: one petroleum storage tank and one public water system.

In addition, on June 4 and 11, the executive director approved penalties totaling $66,460 against 19 entities.

The TCEQ's next agenda meeting is scheduled for June 26. Agenda items from today’s meeting Adobe Acrobat PDF Document can be viewed on the TCEQ website. 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.