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TCEQ grants Lyondell Chemical major amendment and renewal of Channelview South TPDES permit
Summary
The commission approved a major amendment and renewal of Lyondell Chemical’s Channelview South TPDES permit after the ALJ and ED found the draft permit protective of water quality and anti-degradation requirements; an adjacent resident protested but the record did not rebut the prima facie case.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality voted to grant Lyondell Chemical Company’s application for a major amendment and renewal of its Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit for the Channelview South facility.
Whit Swift, co-counsel for Lyondell, told the commission the amendment establishes an on-site-specific copper discharge limit based on receiving-water characteristics and does not increase authorized discharge volume. Swift said the ALJ’s…
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