Item carried forward from July 15, 1998.
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Hearing Request |
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Item 1. |
Docket No. 98-0679-MWD. Request by CITY OF LA COSTE
for a renewal of Permit No. 10889-001 to authorize a discharge of
treated domestic wastewater effluent at a volume not to exceed a
daily average flow of 0.20 million gallons per day. The plant site
is located at the easterly city limits of the City of La Coste,
approximately 0.5 mile east-southeast of the intersection of
Farm-to-Market Road 471 and Farm-to-Market Road 2790, 0.30
mile due south of the Southern Pacific Railroad in Medina County,
Texas. The Commission will consider the application and the
hearing requests that have been filed on the application. (Louis
Herrin/Margaret Hoffman) |
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Deny Request for Hearing and Issue Issue Permit, RM. Motion Withdrawn.
Continued to Sept 10, 1998, BM/RM. All Agree |
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Item 2. |
Docket No. 98-0776-MWD. Request by CITY OF RHOME for a
renewal of Permit No. 10701-001 to authorize a discharge of
treated domestic wastewater effluent at volume not to exceed a
daily average flow of 0.08 million gallons per day. The plant site
is located on Quail Ridge Drive approximately 750 feet west and
1600 feet north of the intersection of the west bound lanes of State
Highway 114 and the Burlington Northern Railroad in Wise
County, Texas. The Commission will consider the application and
the hearing requests that have been filed on the application. (Louis
Herrin/ Margaret Hoffman) |
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Grant Hearing Request, remand to Alternative Dispute Resolution for 4 to 6
weeks, if mediation fails forward to State Office Administrative Hearings,
RM/BM. All Agree |
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Item 3. |
Docket No. 97-0930-MWD. Request by WILSON ROAD
PROPERTIES, LTD. for a new permit, proposed Permit No.
13870-001, to authorize a discharge of treated domestic
wastewater effluent at a volume not to exceed an average flow of
0.099 million gallons per day. The applicant is also requesting a
variance to the buffer zone requirements in accordance with 30
TAC Section 309.13(e)(1)(B). The wastewater treatment facility
will serve a mobile home park. The plant site is located
approximately 3,000 feet west by southwest from the intersection
of Wilson Road and Atascocita Road; thence 2,500 feet south in
the plant property between Garners Bayou and Atascocita Road
and approximately 8,000 feet south of Lakeland School in Humble,
Harris County, Texas. The Commission will consider the
application and the hearing requests that have been filed on the
application. (Louis Herrin/Margaret Hoffman) |
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Deny Hearing, Issue Permit, RM/JB. All Commissioners Agree |
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Item 4. |
Docket No. 98-0777-MWD. Request by Yaupon Services, Inc.,
for a new permit (proposed Permit No. 13878-001) to authorize
the treatment and disposal of treated domestic wastewater at a daily
average flow not to exceed 50,000 gallon per day (gpd) in the
interim phase and 100,000 gpd in the final phase. Disposal will be
via transfer through a pipe to an off-channel storage pond, with an
approximate surface area of 9.0 acres and a minimum volume of
138 acre-feet, permitted under Hurst Creek Municipal Utility
District, Permit No. 12215-001. Final disposal of the co-mingled
treated domestic wastewaters is by evaporation and irrigation of
181 acres of Golf Course in the Hills of Lakeway community
permitted under TNRCC Permit No. 12215-001. The applicant is
also requesting a variance to the buffer zone requirements in
accordance with 30 TAC Section 309.13(e)(1)(B). The applicant
will obtain deed recorded restrictive easements prior to the
construction of the wastewater treatment facilities, prohibiting the
construction of residential structures within the area of the buffer
zone not owned by the applicant. The Yaupon Wastewater
Treatment Plant will serve the adjacent proposed Lynn Acres
subdivision, the 16-acre Wall property, and Lohmans Crossing
Shopping Center. The wastewater treatment facilities and disposal
site are located approximately 600 feet west of the intersection of
Ranch-to-Market Road 620 and Lohmans Crossing Road and
approximately 1400 feet south of the crossing of Lohmans
Crossing Road with Yaupon Creek in Travis County, Texas. The
Commission will consider the application and the hearing requests
that have been filed on the application. (Louis Herrin/Margaret
Hoffman) |
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Deny Hearing and Issue Permit, JB/RM. All Commissioners Agree |
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Item 5. |
Docket No. 98-0888-WEA. SOUTH TEXAS WEATHER
MODIFICATION ASSOCIATION for a Texas weather
modification permit. The application requests authorization to
conduct cloud-seeding operations within a target area that includes
the following counties: Frio, Atascosa, Wilson, Karnes,
McMullen, Live Oak, and Bee. The operational area of the draft
permit includes portions of the following counties within ten miles
of the outer boundary of the target area: Goliad, Refugio, San
Patricio, Jim Wells, Duval, Webb, LaSalle, Dimmit, Zavala,
Uvalde and Medina. If granted, the permit will authorize weather
modification activity for the four-year period from 1998 to 2001.
The Commission will consider the application and the hearing
requests that have been filed on the application. (Margaret
Hoffman/George Bomar) |
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Approve Permit, RM/JB. McBee Abstains |
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Item 6. |
Docket No. 98-0829-AIR. LYONDELL-CITGO REFINING
COMPANY for amendment of Air Quality Permit Nos. 3274 and
23548 to authorize modification of the Reformer Feed Tanks
Facility. The existing facility is located at 12000 Lawndale Street,
Houston, Harris County, Texas. The Commission will consider the
application and hearing requests that have been filed on the
application. (Laura Rowan/Rich Carpenter) |
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Deny Hearing Request and Issue amendment, JB/BM. All Commissioners Agree |
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Item 7. |
Docket No. 98-0857-MSW. THE CITY OF GARLAND for a
permit amendment (Proposed Permit Amendment No.
MSW1895-A) which will authorize horizontal and vertical
expansion to an existing Type I municipal solid waste management
facility. The amendment will increase the acreage from the
currently permitted 373.5 acres to 476 acres and will increase the
maximum fill height of the completed landfill from the currently
permitted height of approximately 530 feet mean sea level to 600
feet mean sea level. The application, originally submitted in
March of 1997 proposed expansion to approximately 482 acres.
The six acres were eliminated during technical review because this
area was not necessary for the design and operation of the facility.
The site will receive an estimated 2,178 cubic yards per day. The
total disposal capacity of the landfill is approximately 34,400,000
in-place cubic yards. The permittee is authorized to dispose of
municipal solid waste resulting from or incidental to municipal,
community, commercial, institutional, and recreational activities;
municipal solid waste resulting from construction or demolition
projects, Class 2 industrial solid waste, Class 3 industrial solid
waste, and special wastes that are properly identified. The site is
authorized to operate from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday
through Saturday. The waste management facility is located
approximately 400 feet northwest of the intersection of Princeton
and Yeager Roads in the City of Garland, Dallas County, Texas.
The Commission will consider the application and the hearing
requests that have been filed on the application. |
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Applicant requested direct referral to SOAH |
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Designation of Single Properties |
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Item 8. |
Docket No. 98-0897-AIR. Consideration of a Petition and
Proposed Order regarding Designation of Single Property,
pursuant to 30 TAC Section 101.2(b), concerning Multiple Air
Contaminant Sources or Properties, submitted by EXXON
CORPORATION d/b/a EXXON CHEMICAL COMPANY AND
AIR PRODUCTS, INCORPORATED in Harris County, Texas. If
granted, the petitioners will have their properties designated a
single property for the purpose of demonstrating compliance with
TNRCC regulations and the control of air emissions. (Scott
Humphrey, Victoria Hsu) |
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Issue Order regarding Designation of Single Property, RM/BM. All
Commissioners Agree |
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Item 9. |
Docket No. 98-0914-AIR. Consideration of a Petition and
Proposed Order regarding Designation of Single Property,
pursuant to 30 TAC Section 101.2(b), concerning Multiple Air
Contaminant Sources or Properties, submitted by Delta Chemical
Services, Inc. and Lubrizol Corporation, in Harris County, Texas.
If granted the petitioners will have their properties designated as a
single property for the purpose of demonstrating compliance with
TNRCC regulations and the control of air emissions. (Chris
Kadas, Victoria Hsu) |
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Issue Order regarding Designation of Single Property, JB/RM. All
Commissioners Agree |
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Report |
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Item 10. |
Docket No. 98-0895-RPT. Consideration to approve the
following reports: 1) the 1995 and 1996 Updates to the State of
Texas Water Quality Management Plan (2 reports) 2) South East
Texas Regional Planning Commission's "Water Quality
Management Plan Summary Report" (June 1997) 3)
Houston-Galveston Area Council's "Gulf Coast Region Water
Quality Management Planning Document" (August 1996,
November 1997)(2 reports) 4) Coastal Bend Council of
Governments' "Water Quality Management Planning for the
Corpus Christi Designated and Lower Nueces Basin Planning
Area" (December 1996) 5) Lower Rio Grande Valley
Development Council's "Waste Water Flow Estimates and
Populations for the Lower Rio Grande River Region, Below
Falcon Dam (August 31, 1997) and the "Water Quality
Management Plan Update (August 1996) 6) Ark-Tex Council of
Governments'"Population and Wastewater Flow Projections
(August 1996) 7) North Central Texas Council of Governments'
"Environmental Strategies for the Metroplex" (1991, 1992, 1993,
1994) (4 reports) as adopted updates to the State of Texas Water
Quality Management Plan (WQMP) and certify them to the
Environmental Protection Agency to satisfy federal water quality
management planning requirements. (L. Brookins) |
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Approve Reports as Recommended, BM/JB. All Commissioners Agree |
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Air Enforcement Agreed Orders
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Item 11. |
Docket No. 97-0827-AIR-E. Consideration of an Agreed Order
assessing administrative penalties and requiring certain actions of
Mobil Oil Corporation in Jefferson County; Account No.
JE-0067-I; for air violations pursuant to the Texas Clean Air Act,
Chapter 382 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, and the rules of
the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. (Lawrence
King) |
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Issue Agreed Order, JB/RM. All Commissioners Agree |
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Item 12. |
Docket No. 98-0242-AIR-E. Consideration of an Agreed Order
assessing administrative penalties of Oliver Sales Company in
Dallas County; Account No. DB-4692-E; for air quality violations
pursuant to the Texas Water Code, the Texas Health and Safety
Code, and the rules of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission. (Lawrence King) |
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Issue Agreed Order, JB/RM. All Commissioners Agree |
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Item 13. |
Docket No. 97-0304-AIR-E. Consideration of an Agreed Order
assessing administrative penalties and requiring certain actions of
Carotex, Inc. in Jefferson County; TRNCC ID No. JE-0079-B; for
air violations pursuant to the Texas Clean Air Act, Chapter 382 of
the Texas Health & Safety Code, and the rules of the Texas
Natural Resource Conservation Commission. (Cecily Small
Gooch) |
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Issue Agreed Order, JB/RM. All Commissioners Agree |
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Item 14. |
Docket No. 97-0481-AIR-E. Consideration of an Agreed Order
assessing administrative penalties and requiring certain actions of
Lifetime Doors, Inc. in Robertson County; TNRCC ID
No.RI-0010-S; for air violations pursuant to the Texas Clean Air
Act, Chapter 382 of the Texas Health & Safety Code, and the rules
of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. (Cecily
Small Gooch) |
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Issue Agreed Order, JB/RM. McBee Voted No |
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Item 15. |
Docket No. 98-0160-AIR-E. Consideration of an Agreed Order
assessing administrative penalties of Artrox, Incorporated dba
Country Boy Store #1 in El Paso County; Account No.
EE-0967-M; for air quality violations pursuant to the Texas Water
Code, the Texas Health and Safety Code, and the rules of the
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. (Stacey
Young) |
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Issue Agreed Order, JB/RM. All Commissioners Agree |
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Item 16. |
Docket No. 97-1033-AIR-E. Consideration of an Agreed Order
assessing administrative penalties and requiring certain actions of
Valero Refining Company in Nueces County; Account No.
NE-0112-G; for air quality violations pursuant to the Texas Clean
Air Act, Chapter 382 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, and
the rules of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission. (Carl Schnitz) |
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Issue Agreed Order, JB/RM. All Commissioners Agree |
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Item 17. |
Docket No. 98-0119-AIR-E. Consideration of an Agreed Order
assessing administrative penalties of Formosa Plastics
Corporation,Texas in Calhoun County; Account No. CB-0038-Q;
for air quality violations pursuant to the Texas Water Code, the
Texas Health and Safety Code, and the rules of the Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission. (Carl Schnitz) |
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Remand to Executive Director |
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Item 18. |
Docket No. 97-0600-AIR-E. Consideration of an Agreed Order
assessing administrative penalties of TDI-Halter, Incorporated in
Jefferson and Orange Counties; Account Nos. JE-0444-A,
JE-0500-P, OC-0031-M, and JE-0177-S; for air quality violations
pursuant to the Texas Clean Air Act, Chapter 382 of the Texas
Health and Safety Code, and the rules of the Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission. (Lawrence King) |
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Issue Agreed Order, JB/RM. All Commissioners Agree |
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Air Enforcement Default Orders |
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Item 19. |
Docket No. 97-0798-AIR-E. Consideration of a Default Order
assessing administrative penalties against Francisco Ramirez dba
Flamingo Motors in El Paso County; TNRCC ID No. EE1827W;
for air violations pursuant to the Texas Clean Air Act, Chapter 382
of the Texas Health & Safety Code, and the rules of the Texas
Natural Resource Conservation Commission. (Barbara Lazard) |
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Remand to Executive Director and consider as item #43. |
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Item 20. |
Docket No. 98-0239-AIR-E. Consideration of a Default Order
assessing administrative penalties and requiring certain actions of
Scott Evans dba Auto Sales Connection in Dallas County; TNRCC
ID No. DB-4586-E; for air violations pursuant to the Texas Clean
Air Act, Chapter 382 of the Texas Health & Safety Code, and the
rules of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.
(Barbara Lazard) |
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Issue Default Order, RM/JB. All Commissioners Agree |
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Petroleum Storage Tank Agreed Orders |
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Item 21. |
Docket No. 98-0433-PST-E. Consideration of an Agreed Order
requiring certain actions of Grissom Bros. Oil Co. in Andrews
County; TNRCC ID No. 43281; Facility ID No. 0020115U; for
petroleum storage tank violations pursuant to Chapter 26 of the
Texas Water Code, and the rules of the Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission. (Ali Abazari) |
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Issue Agreed Order, JB/RM. All Commissioners Agree |
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Item 22. |
Docket No. 97-0519-PST-E. Consideration of an Agreed Order
assessing administrative penalties and requiring certain actions of
Mutawe and Albanna Enterprises, Inc., and Bercasey III, L.P. in
Dallas County; TNRCC ID No. 62795; for petroleum storage tank
violations pursuant to Chapter 26 of the Texas Water Code and the
rules of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.
(Ali Abazari) |
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Issue Agreed Order, JB/RM. All Commissioners Agree |
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Item 23. |
Docket No. 97-0898-PST-E. Consideration of an Agreed Order
assessing administrative penalties and requiring certain actions of
Z.A. Niehay and Theresa Niehay in Tarrant County;TNRCC ID
No. 2380;for petroleum storage tank violations pursuant to
Chapter 26 of the Texas Water Code and the rules of the Texas
Natural Resource Conservation Commission. (Ali Abazari) |
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Issue Agreed Order, JB/RM. All Commissioners Agree |
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Petroleum Storage Tank Default Orders |
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Item 24. |
Docket No. 97-0503-PST-E. Consideration of a Default Order
assessing administrative penalties and requiring certain actions of
Malik Dhanani in Tarrant County; TNRCC ID No. 64497; for
petroleum storage tank violations pursuant to Chapter 26 of the
Texas Water code, Chapter 382 of the Texas Health & Safety
Code, and the rules of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission. (Robin Houston) |
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Issue Default Order, BM/RM. All Commissioners Agree |
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Item 25. |
Docket No. 97-1186-PST-E. Consideration of a Default Order
assessing administrative penalties and requiring certain actions of
Peter Nguyen in Tarrant County; TNRCC ID No. 48742; for
petroleum storage tank violations pursuant to Chapter 26 of the
Texas Water Code and the rules of the Texas Natural Resource
Conservation Commission. (Robin Houston) |
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Issue Default Order, BM/RM. All Commissioners Agree |
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Petroleum Storage Tank Shut Down Order |
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Item 26. |
Docket No. 98-0672-PST-E. Consideration of a Shut Down
Order requiring certain action of Jack Morton, Owner, and
Howard Lewis, operator, in Panola County; TNRCC ID NO.
06823; for petroleum storage tank violations pursuant to Chapter
26 of the Texas Water Code and the rules of the Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission. (Kathy Keils) |
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Remand to Executive Director |
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Municipal Solid Waste Enforcement Agreed Orders |
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Item 27. |
Docket No. 97-0339-MSW-E. Consideration of an Agreed Order
assessing administrative penalties and requiring certain actions of
Frank Prasifka & Sons, Inc. and Hutchins Tire Disposal, Inc. in
Dallas County; TNRCC ID No. 30798; for municipal solid waste
violations pursuant to the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act,
Chapter 361 of the Texas Health & Safety Code, and the rules of
the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. (Tracy
Harrison) |
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Issue Agreed Order, RM/JB. All Commissioners Agree |
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Item 28. |
Docket No. 97-0806-MSW-E. Consideration of an Agreed Order
assessing administrative penalties and requiring certain actions of
Newton County in Newton County; TNRCC ID No. 325; for
municipal solid waste violations pursuant to Chapter 361 of the
Texas Health & Safety Code and the Rules of the Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission. (Tracy Harrison) |
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Issue Agreed Order, RM/JB. All Commissioners Agree |
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Public Water Supply Enforcement Agreed Orders |
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Item 29. |
Docket No. 96-1959-PWS-E. Consideration of an Agreed Order
assessing administrative penalties and requiring certain actions of
International Family Missions (Formerly Georgia Baca dba House
of Cornelius) in El Paso County; TNRCC ID No. 07210161; for
public drinking water violations pursuant to Chapter 341 of the
Texas Health & Safety Code and the rules of the Texas Natural
Resource Conservation Commission. (Bill Jang) |
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Issue Agreed Order, RM/BM. All Commissioners Agree |
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Item 30. |
Docket No. 97-0564-PWS-E. Consideration of an Agreed Order
assessing administrative penalties and requiring certain actions of
Water Valley Water Co-Op in Travis County; TNRCC ID No.
2270030; for public drinking water violations pursuant to Chapter
341 of the Texas Health & Safety Code and the rules of the Texas
Natural Resource Conservation Commission. (Bill Jang) |
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Issue Agreed Order, RM/BM. All Commissioners Agree |
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Item 31. |
Docket No. 96-1614-PWS-E. Consideration of an Agreed Order
assessing administrative penalties and requiring certain actions of
Richard Keenan dba K&B Waterworks in Galveston
County;TNRCC ID No. 0840187;for public drinking water
violations pursuant to Chapter 341 of the Texas Health & Safety
Code and the rules of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission. (Bill Jang) |
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Issue Agreed Order, RM/BM. All Commissioners Agree |
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Public Water Supply Default Orders |
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Item 32. |
Docket No. 97-0566-PWS-E. Consideration of a Default Order
assessing administrative penalties and requiring certain actions of
Jim Schumacher dba Woodhaven Mobile Home Park in Kerr
County; TNRCC ID No. 1330024; for public drinking water
violations pursuant to Chapter 341 of the Texas Health & Safety
Code and the rules of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission. (John Peeler) |
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Issue Default Order, RM/JB. All Commissioners Agree |
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Item 33. |
Docket No. 97-0680-PWS-E. Consideration of a Default Order
assessing administrative penalties and requiring certain actions of
Water Association of North Lake, Inc. in Denton County; TNRCC
ID No. 0610171; for public drinking water violations pursuant to
Chapter 341 of the Texas Health & Safety Code and the rules of
the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. (John
Peeler) |
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Issue Default Order, RM/JB. All Commissioners Agree |
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Agricultural Enforcement Agreed Orders |
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Item 34. |
Docket No. 97-0961-AGR-E. Consideration of an Agreed Order
assessing administrative penalties and requiring certain actions of
Johannes Herman de Goede dba Johannes Herman de Goede Dairy
in Wood County; for dairy operation water quality violations
pursuant to Chapter 26 of the Texas Water Code and the rules of
the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. (Cecily
Small Gooch) |
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Issue Agreed Order, RM/JB. All Commissioners Agree |
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Item 35. |
Docket No. 97-1050-AGR-E. Consideration of an Agreed Order
assessing administrative penalties and requiring certain actions of
Peter DeRidder dba Chalk Mountain Dairy in Erath County;
TNRCC ID No. 03290; for dairy operation water quality
violations pursuant to Chapter 26 of the Texas Water Code and the
rules of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.
(Cecily Small Gooch) |
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Issue Agreed Order, RM/JB. All Commissioners Agree |
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Rules |
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Item 36. |
Docket No. 98-0108-RUL. Consideration for adoption of
amendments to 30 TAC Chapter 106, Subchapter V, Section
106.491, concerning Dual Chamber Incinerators. If adopted, the
amendments would require a higher temperature in the secondary
combustion chamber and a minimum residence time for gases in
the chamber, reduce the authorized hourly burn rate, require a
minimum stack height, and require registration of the facility. The
proposal was published in the March 20, 1998, issue of the Texas
Register (23 TexReg 2950) (Beecher Cameron) (Rule Log No.
97165-106-AI). |
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Approve Amendments, JB/RM. All Commissioners Agree |
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Item 37. |
Docket No. 98-0359-RUL. Consideration for publication of, and
hearing upon, proposed amendments to 30 TAC Chapter 122,
Subchapter B, Section 122.130, concerning Initial Application Due
Dates and Section 122.134, concerning Complete Application, 30
TAC Chapter 122, Subchapter C, Section 122.201, concerning
Initial Permit Issuance, and 30 TAC Chapter 122, Subchapter F,
Section 122.501, concerning General Operating Permits, Section
122.503, concerning Application Revisions for Changes at a Site,
Section 122.504, concerning Application Revisions When a
General Operating Permit is Revised or Repealed, Section
122.506, concerning Public Notice for General Operating Permits,
Section 122.508, concerning Notice and Comment Hearings for
General Operating Permits, and new Section 122.509, concerning
Public Announcement for General Operating Permits, and Section
122.510, concerning General Operating Permits Adopted by the
Commission. If adopted, the amendments and new sections would
authorize the executive director to issue and revise general
operating permits without further rule amendments. (Beecher
Cameron) (Rule Log No. 98011-122-AI). |
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Approve Publication and Hearing, RM/JB. All Commissioners Agree |
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Item 38. |
Docket No. 98-0730-RUL. Consideration for publication of
proposed amendments to 30 TAC Chapter 330, Subchapter P,
Section 330.601, concerning Purpose and Applicability; Section
330.602, concerning Fees; and Section 330.603, concerning
Reports. The amendments would clarify the method of reporting
waste received for disposal or processing at a landfill or processing
facility as a basis for accurately calculating the amount of waste
disposal fees owed. The purpose of the amendments is also to
delete Section 330.602(a)(8), which references Section 330.804.
Section 330.804, which related to a reduction in solid waste
disposal fees for landfills that beneficially use tire shreds, expired
on December 31, 1996. (Hector Mendieta) (Rule Log No.
97185-330-WS). |
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Approve Publication and Hearing, BM/RM. All Commissioners Agree |
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Item 39. |
Docket No. 97-0042-RUL. Consideration for adoption of
amendment to 30 TAC Chapter 321, Subchapter B, concerning the
discharge of waste into or adjacent to waters in the state and air
emissions by concentrated animal feeding operations. The rules
concern the authorization of such discharges by individual permit
or by permit by rule and the authorization of air emissions by an
air standard permit. The amendments to the rule were proposed,
in part, in response to the ruling in Accord Agriculture, Inc. v.
The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, the 353
Judicial District Court, Travis County, Texas; Cause No.
96-00159. The proposal was published in the March 6, 1998 issue
of the Texas Register (23 TexReg 2230). (Margaret Hoffman)
(Rule Log No. 97152-321-WT). |
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Approve Adoption, JB/RM. All Commissioners Agree |
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EXECUTIVE SESSION |
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Item 40. |
Docket No. 98-0923-EXE. THE COMMISSION WILL
CONDUCT A CLOSED MEETING TO RECEIVE LEGAL
ADVICE AND WILL DISCUSS PENDING OR
CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION, SETTLEMENT OFFERS,
AND/OR THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT,
EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT, DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR
DISMISSAL OF SPECIFIC COMMISSION EMPLOYEES, as
permitted by Sections 551.071 and 551.074, the Open Meetings
Act, codified as Chapter 551 of the Government code. No final
action, decision or vote with regard to any legal or personnel
matter considered in the closed meeting shall be made in the
absence of further notice issued in accordance with Chapter 551 of
the Government Code. |
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No Action Taken |
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Item 41. |
Docket No. 98-0924-EXE. THE COMMISSION WILL
CONDUCT A CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS THEIR
DUTIES, ROLES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS
COMMISSIONERS OF THE TNRCC PURSUANT TO
SECTION 551.074 OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT,
CODIFIED AS CHAPTER 551 OF THE GOVERNMENT
CODE. No final action, decision, or vote with regard to any
matter considered in closed session shall be made in the absence
of further notice issued in accordance with Chapter 551 of the
Government Code. |
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No Action Taken |
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(PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO PLAN TO ATTEND
THE TNRCC AGENDA AND WHO MAY NEED AUXILIARY
AIDS OR SERVICES SUCH AS INTERPRETERS FOR
PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF OR HEARING IMPAIRED,
READERS, LARGE PRINT, OR BRAILLE ARE REQUESTED
TO CONTACT DOUG KITTS IN THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF
CLERK AT (512) 239-3317 AT LEAST TWO (2) WORK DAYS
PRIOR TO THE AGENDA, SO THAT APPROPRIATE
ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.) (PERSONS WHO
DESIRE THE ASSISTANCE OF AN INTERPRETER IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THEIR ORAL PRESENTATION AT
THIS TNRCC AGENDA ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT
DOUG KITTS IN THE OFFICE OF CHIEF CLERK AT (512)
239-3317 AT LEAST FIVE (5) WORK DAYS PRIOR TO THE
AGENDA SO THAT APPROPRIATE ARRANGEMENTS CAN
BE MADE.) |
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REGISTRATION FOR AGENDA STARTS AT 8:45 A.M.
UNTIL 9:30 A.M. PLEASE REGISTER BETWEEN THESE
TIMES. LATE REGISTRATION COULD RESULT IN
YOUR MISSING THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON
YOUR ITEM. |
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Item carried forward from Agenda of July 29, 1998.