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TCEQ overturns executive director's approval of Jewelpitt concrete-crusher permit, remands for review
Summary
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality voted to grant Fort Bend County's motion to overturn the executive director's issuance of Standard Permit Registration No. 174419 to Jewelpitt Inc., remanding the application for further review of the 440-yard setback, the applicant's legal name, and to allow additional public comment.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality voted Jan. 16 to grant Fort Bend County's motion to overturn the executive director's issuance of air quality Standard Permit Registration No. 174419 to Jewelpitt, Inc., remanding the application to the executive director for further review.
Fort Bend County Attorney Bridal Smith Lawson urged the commission to overturn the permit, saying the application lacked sufficient information to show compliance with the 440-yard setback in Texas Health and Safety Code section 382.065 and that the public had not received adequate, updated location information. "Jewelpit has not provided a survey, a map, or a plot to substantiate this important requirement on the 440-yard setback for our…
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