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TCEQ acknowledges gifts and adopts enforcement orders; monthly enforcement report presented
Summary
Commission acknowledged gifts and donations, adopted enforcement orders (items 9–19) totaling assessed administrative penalties of $243,590 (with deferrals and SEP allocations), and received the monthly enforcement report through April of FY2025.
At its June 18 meeting the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality acknowledged gifts and donations valued at $500 or more received by the agency and adopted a slate of enforcement orders (agenda items 9–19). The commission also received the monthly enforcement report for fiscal year 2025 through April.
Yan Tran of the General Law Division presented the gifts and donations for acknowledgment under Texas Government Code chapter 575; the commission approved the resolution acknowledging the executive director's acceptance of the listed donations. The Office of Public Interest Counsel, represented by Eli Martinez, said OPIC supports the approvals.
Amy Sedemeyer of the Enforcement Division presented items 9–19. Staff reported total assessed administrative penalties of $243,590 across the docket, with $62,842 deferred, $11,998 applied toward supplemental environmental projects (SEPs) and $168,750 assessed to general revenue. Commissioners approved items 9–19 as recommended by the executive director; one or more commenters were noted for items 13 and 17 but did not affect the votes. OPIC reviewed the items and indicated they complied with applicable statutes, rules and penalty policies.
The commission also received the monthly enforcement report through April of FY2025. That report showed 698 effective administrative orders issued (66 containing SEPs), total assessed amounts of $9,401,557 with $6,034,035 payable, and $22,057,858 to be paid toward supplemental environmental projects. Staff reported 13,178 notices of violation issued, 1,166 enforcement referrals received, 3,156 pending administrative orders and 1,445 cases on the backlog. The commission discussed the workload reflected in the report and thanked staff for the enforcement work.
During public comment, Silas Jonas described nitrate contamination of a private well and asked whether the city of Lubbock had been asked to assist impacted residents; staff indicated this enforcement order contained a 100% deferral related to naturally occurring constituents and staff would follow up with the commenter.
