The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has approved penalties amounting to $730,403 against 28 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations. The enforcement actions included agreed orders in several categories: six related to air quality, one involving the Edwards Aquifer, three for industrial wastewater discharges, one multi-media case, two municipal wastewater discharges, one petroleum storage tank issue, eight public water systems cases, and one water quality violation.
Additionally, default orders were issued in two multi-media cases, one municipal wastewater discharge case, and two public water system cases.
The executive director also approved further penalties totaling $107,083 against 31 entities on September 16 and September 23.
“Agenda items from today’s meeting can be viewed on the TCEQ website. TCEQ’s next agenda meeting is scheduled for Oct. 8, 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.”
