The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's (TCEQ) Office of Compliance and Enforcement (OCE) conducted stakeholder meetings in August 2006 to discuss the TCEQ's new Streamlined Edwards Aquifer Pollution Abatement Plan Review Process and Enforcement’s Administrative Penalty Policy Calculation Methodology for certain Edwards Aquifer violations.

The meetings were held at the following times and locations:

Thursday, August 10, 2006, at 7:00 p.m. at the Lower Colorado River Authority, Dalchau Service Center, 3505 Montopolis Drive, Building A,Rooms A504-A505, Austin;

• August 10th Meeting Attendees
• August 10th Meeting Summary

Thursday, August 17, 2006, at 7:00 p.m. at the City of San Antonio, DBSC Training Rooms A&B, 1901 S. Alamo, San Antonio.

• August 17th Meeting Attendees
• August 17th Meeting Summary

Written Comments Received

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The Commission considered penalty policy / rule issues at the March 29, 2006 Commission Agenda at 1:00 pm.

• Marked Agenda for March 29, 2006 1:00 pm
• Executive Summary for March 29, 2006 1:00 pm Agenda
• Attachments for Executive Summary

Stakeholder Meetings Held in 2005

• Purpose
• Meeting Time and Location
• Agenda
• Contact

Purpose

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) sought comments from stakeholders regarding future rule making for 30 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 75 (relating to Administrative Penalties)in November and December of 2005.

Meeting Times and Locations

November 2, 2005 McAllen 10:00 - 2:00 McAllen City Hall Commission Chambers - 3rd Floor 1300 Houston Avenue McAllen, Texas 78501	McAllen Attendees McAllen Meeting Summary
November 4, 2005 Amarillo 10:00 - 2:00 Panhandle Regional Planning Commission PRPC Board Room, 1st Floor 415 W. Eighth Avenue Amarillo, Texas 79105	Amarillo Attendees Amarillo Meeting Summary
November 8, 2005 San Antonio 10:00 - 2:00 Alamo Area Council of Governments Conference Room located at: 8700 Tesoro Drive, Suite 100 San Antonio, Texas 78217	San Antonio Attendees San Antonio Meeting Summary
November 10, 2005 Houston 3:00 - 7:00 Houston-Galveston Area Council 3555 Timmons, Conference Room A, 2nd Floor Houston, Texas 77027	Houston Attendees Houston Meeting Summary
December 1, 2005 Arlington 2:00 - 6:00 North Central Texas Council of Governments 2nd Floor Boardroom 616 Six Flags Dr Arlington, Texas 76011-6347	Arlington Attendees Arlington Meeting Summary
December 5, 2005 El Paso 1:00 - 5:00 Rio Grande Council of Governments 6th Floor Conference Room 1100 North Stanton, Suite 610 El Paso, Texas 79902	El Paso Attendees El Paso Meeting Summary

Written Comments Received Outside of the Stakeholder Meetings

Any additional stakeholder meetings for this rule making will be announced on this same webpage.

Agenda

Click here to see the agenda and issues that were discussed at the meetings

Comments

Written comments were accepted until close of business Monday, December 19, 2005.

For more information, please contact us at Pen_Rule@tceq.state.tx.us or write us with the address below.

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Enforcement Division MC-219
PO Box 13087
Austin, Texas 78711-3087