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TCEQ denies petition to revoke U.S. Ecology's injection-well permits; contested case set to proceed
Summary
The commission declined a request from Pipkin Ranch Holding LP to revoke seven underground injection control permits for U.S. Ecology Winnie LLC, finding the petition did not establish grounds for revocation and that referral to the State Office of Administrative Hearings was already pending.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on Aug. 6 denied a petition from Pipkin Ranch Holding LP seeking revocation of seven underground injection control permits (WDW344'WDW350) held by U.S. Ecology Winnie LLC.
Pipkin Ranch had asked the commission to revoke the permits and the interim order referring the renewal application for a contested case, arguing that U.S. Ecology delayed providing application materials to the chief clerk's office for more than 400 days and therefore had forfeited procedural rights; Pipkin Ranch counsel said the delay infringed on private property and subsurface "pore space" interests. "The permittee was required pursuant to section 80.118(d)(1) to forward the application within 10 days... this went 400 plus…
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