Dry Cleaner Remediation Program Advisory Committee

The Dry Cleaner Advisory Committee advises the TCEQ on implementing the Dry Cleaner Environmental Remediation Program

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About This Advisory Committee
Participating in This Advisory Committee
Upcoming Meetings
Agenda and Minutes from Past Meetings
Staff Contact

About This Advisory Committee

The Dry Cleaner Advisory Committee advises the TCEQ on implementing the Dry Cleaner Environmental Remediation Program. This committee has been appointed in accordance with House Bill 1366 , 78th Texas Legislature (Regular Session), 2003 which created Chapter 374 of the Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC).

Participating in This Advisory Committee

In accordance with Chapter 374.004 of the THSC, the Dry Cleaner Advisory Committee is to be composed of three industry representatives and two public representatives—one rural and one urban.

The current members of the Dry Cleaner Advisory Committee are:

Name	City	Representing
Ms. Vicky Maisel	San Antonio	Dry cleaning Industry
Mr. Allan Cripe	Temple	Dry cleaning Industry
Ms. Shirley French Reichstadt	Dallas	Dry cleaning Industry
Dr. Charles Riggs	Denton	The urban public
Ms. Carolyn Gibson-Baros	El Campo	The rural public

Upcoming Meetings

The Dry Cleaner Advisory Committee meets every two years on even-numbered years, typically in November, and is open to the public. The next TCEQ meeting with the Dry Cleaner Advisory Committee is TBD. Should you have questions regarding the meeting, please contact the Dry Cleaner Remediation Program Manager, Chris Moore, at christopher.moore@tceq.texas.gov.

Agenda and Minutes from Past Meetings

The files linked below are in portable document format (PDF)(Help with PDF Files.):

Date	Agenda	Presentation
Nov 4, 2016	Agenda	FY 2016 Advisory Committee Report Sign In Sheet for November 4, 2016 Meeting Attachment 1 Attachment 2 Minutes
Nov 2016		Report to the 85th Texas Legislature
Jan 5, 2018		FY 2017 Advisory Committee Report Attachment 1 Attachment 2
Nov 2, 2018	Agenda	FY 2018 Advisory Committee Report Sign In Sheet for the November 2, 2018 Meeting Attachment 1 Attachment 2 Report to the 86th Texas Legislature
Jan 3, 2020		FY 2019 Advisory Committee Report Attachment 1 Attachment 2
Nov 6, 2020	Agenda	FY 2020 Advisory Committee Report Attachment1 Attachment2 Report to the 87th Texas Legislature
Jan 7, 2021		FY 2021 Advisory Committee Report Attachment 1 Attachment 2
Dec 1, 2022	Agenda	FY 2022 Advisory Committee Report Report to the 88th Texas Legislature
Dec 1, 2023		FY 2023 Advisory Committee Report

Staff Contact

For more information or to suggest topics for meetings, call our Dry Cleaner Hot Line, 512-239-1011. You may also e-mail your question or comment to dryclnrs@tceq.texas.gov.

For information or questions about Registered Dry Cleaning Facilities or Drop Stations, please contact the Dry Cleaner Registration Team at (512) 239-2160.

For additional information you may join the Dry Cleaner Remediation Program Listerv by sending an e-mail to join-dryclean@listserv.tceq.texas.gov. Type "Join Dry Clean" in the subject line and type your name in the body of the message. The purpose of this Listserv is to notify users of upcoming meetings, new information about the program, and updates to the TCEQ web site regarding the Dry Cleaner Remediation Program.