The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has approved fines totaling $2,360,925 against 25 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations. The penalties were decided during the commission’s meeting held yesterday.
Agreed orders were issued in several enforcement categories, including nine cases related to air quality, one involving industrial hazardous waste, one concerning industrial wastewater discharge, two multi-media violations, one municipal solid waste case, one municipal wastewater discharge issue, two petroleum storage tank violations, six public water system cases, and two water quality violations.
Additionally, on August 26 and September 9, the executive director approved further penalties amounting to $448,340 against 118 entities.
“Agenda items from yesterday’s meeting can be viewed on the TCEQ website. TCEQ’s next agenda meeting is scheduled for Sept. 24, 2025. 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.”
