Compliance, Enforcement and Cleanups

Related Categories:
Cleanups
Investigation of potentially contaminated sites. Remediation where contamination is found. Community-based cleanups and recycling.
 
Compliance Assistance
Resources and assistance for complying with environmental rules and permits.
 
Compliance Histories
Rankings of owners or operators of facilities regulated under Texas law. Histories become ratings of a customer's "distance from compliance." Poor ratings can cause denial of permits, stricter regulation, and higher penalties.
 
Emergency Response
What you should do, and how the TCEQ can help, after a natural disaster, spill, or other emergency.
 
Enforcement Policies and Procedures
Policies on penalties, notices of violation, and findings orders.
 
Enforcement Reports and Status
Monthly and annual reports on the enforcement activities of the TCEQ including a list of all orders and their corresponding penalties.
 
Supplemental Environmental Projects
SEPS are means by which fines, fees, and penalties for environmental violations may be directed toward environmentally beneficial projects.
 
Topics Under This Category:
Field Citation Program
The TCEQ is implementing this pilot program statewide on March 13, 2006. The pilot covers nine specific violations and is the result of the agency's enforcement process review.
 
TCEQ Enforcement Process Review
The TCEQ conducted a formal review and improvement of it's enforcement process from 2004 through 2007.
 
TCEQ Method 1005
TCEQ's Method 1005, Revision 03, Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons, went into effect June 1, 2001. It may be used in lieu of EPA Method 418.1 for the analysis of total petroleum hydrocarbons.
 
TCEQ Toxicology
Toxicology is used to help the TCEQ make scientifically sound decisions when developing environmental regulation & policy.
 
Last Modified 3/6/08
©2002-2008 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.