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Bastrop County residents press TCEQ for tougher enforcement over persistent odors
Summary
Residents in Bastrop County told the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on Oct. 8 that persistent odor problems are harming health and quality of life and urged the agency to impose stiffer, faster enforcement and more frequent inspections.
Residents from Bastrop County and surrounding communities used the TCEQ public comment period on Oct. 8 to press the commission for faster, tougher enforcement after persistent odor events.
Multiple speakers described repeated odor exposures and associated health and quality‑of‑life impacts. Joy Kesnoski, an Elgin city council member, told commissioners, "It's been 90 days and it still smells in Bastrop County." Several other residents urged the agency to pursue escalated enforcement measures — including per‑day penalties and potential permit revocation — or to stop granting what speakers described as repeated extensions to compliance schedules.
Courtney Kellogg,…
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