Austin TX (7/31/2019) – The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today approved penalties totaling $542,052 against 29 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations.

Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: five air quality, three multimedia, five municipal wastewater discharge, four petroleum storage tank, and seven public water system.

Default orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: one municipal solid waste, one water operator certification, two petroleum storage tank, and one water quality.

In addition, on July 26, the executive director approved penalties totaling $122,343 against 46 entities.

The TCEQ’s next agenda meeting is scheduled for August 14. Agenda items from today’s meeting can be viewed on the TCEQ website Adobe Acrobat PDF Document. 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.