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TCEQ approves Valero permit, adopts enforcement orders and OKs rulemaking for concrete‑batch permits
Summary
At its Oct. 8 meeting, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality denied a hearing request and issued Valero air permit No. 106965, adopted enforcement orders totaling $598,246 in assessed penalties, referred multiple permit matters to contested‑case hearings or ADR, and approved publication of an amendment to 30 TAC §116.605.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on Oct. 8 voted to issue a renewal and amendment for Valero Refining Texas’s air quality permit and to adopt a set of enforcement orders, while referring several other permit matters to contested‑case hearings or alternative dispute resolution.
Chairwoman Papp presented the Valero item and said the hearing request from Ellie McKay did not demonstrate personal impact because the requester lives more than five miles from the facility. Commissioner Katerina moved “that we deny the hearing request of Ellie McKay, issue the renewal and amendment of air quality permit number 106965 as recommended by the executive director and that we adopt the executive director's response to comments.” The motion was seconded and carried on a voice vote, with commissioners saying “aye.”
The commission also took up wastewater and registration permits. For…
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