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Bill would let TCEQ accept third-party or virtual inspections for proposed Class I injection wells
Summary
House Bill 1238 would allow the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to accept inspection reports from licensed third-party engineers or geoscientists and to use virtual tools (satellite, aerial imagery, mapping software) when reviewing Class I injection well applications; sponsor said the change is intended to reduce time and costs.
House Bill 1238 would permit the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to accept inspection reports prepared by licensed third-party engineers or geoscientists when reviewing proposed Class I injection wells, sponsor Senator Parker told the Senate Committee on Natural Resources.
Under current practice, Senator Parker said, TCEQ…
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