NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF TECHNICAL REVIEW
AND DRAFT LICENSE
PROPOSED RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL LICENSE NUMBER R04100
AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

APPLICATION AND PRELIMINARY DECISION. Waste Control Specialists, LLC has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a radioactive material license to authorize disposal of low-level radioactive waste. Waste Control Specialists, LLC provides commercial hazardous waste and radioactive material management and disposal services. The application requests authorization to license a compact waste disposal facility for disposal of low-level radioactive waste subject to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact. The application also requests authorization under a license for a federal facility waste disposal facility for disposal of low-level radioactive waste that is the responsibility of the federal government. The application also requests exemption from a Commission rule requirement in Title 30 Texas Administrative Code §336.734(a), relating to the ownership of land on which low-level radioactive waste is disposed. Specifically, Waste Control Specialists, LLC requests exemption from the requirement that the state or federal government own the land on which low-level radioactive waste is disposed for the federal facility waste disposal facility. The land disposal facility is proposed to be located at 9998 West Highway 176 approximately one mile north of State Highway 176 and one half mile east of the Texas-New Mexico State boundary and approximately 30 miles west of the city of Andrews in Andrews County, Texas. The application was submitted to the TCEQ on August 4, 2004, and was originally processed as proposed license number RW4100. The proposed license has been re-designated as R04100 to conform to revised TCEQ coding requirements.

The TCEQ Executive Director has completed the technical review of the application and prepared a draft license. The draft license if approved, would establish the conditions under which the facility must operate. The Executive Director has made a preliminary decision that this license, if issued, meets all statutory and regulatory requirements. The Executive Director prepared a written environmental analysis on the application that is available to the public for review. The license application, Executive Director's technical summary, environmental analysis, and draft license are available for viewing and copying at the Andrews County Library located at 109 Northwest First Street in Andrews, Texas. The application, technical summary, draft license, and environmental analysis are available at the offices of the TCEQ at 12100 Park 35 Circle, Bldg. F, Austin, Texas 78753 and are also available for viewing on the internet at: http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/goto/wcsllrw.

PUBLIC COMMENT/PUBLIC MEETING. The TCEQ will hold a public meeting for this application. The purpose of a public meeting is to provide the opportunity to submit comments or to ask questions about the application. TCEQ holds a public meeting if the Executive Director determines that there is a significant degree of public interest in the application or if requested by a local legislator. A public meeting is not a contested case hearing. After the deadline for submitting public comments, the Executive Director will consider all timely comments and prepare a response to all relevant and material, or significant public comments on the application, the draft license, the environmental analysis, or the exemption request.

A public meeting will be held and will consist of two parts, an Informal Discussion Period and a Formal Comment Period. During the Informal Discussion Period, the public is encouraged to ask questions of the applicant and TCEQ staff concerning the application and the Executive Director's preliminary decision, but these informal comments made during the informal period will not be considered by the Commissioners before reaching a decision on the application and no formal response will be made. During the Formal Comment Period, members of the public may state their formal comments into the official record. A written response to all formal comments will be prepared by the Executive Director and considered by the Commissioners before they reach a decision on the application. A copy of the response will be sent to each person who submits a formal comment or who requested to be on the mailing list for this application and provides a mailing address. Only relevant and material issues raised during the formal comment period can be considered if a contested case hearing is granted.

The Public Meeting is to be held:
Monday, September 8, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Andrews High School Little Theater
1400 NW Avenue K
Andrews, Texas 79714

OPPORTUNITY FOR A CONTESTED CASE HEARING. A contested case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in a state district court. The TCEQ may grant a contested case hearing on this application if a written hearing request is timely submitted.

TO REQUEST A CONTESTED CASE HEARING, YOU MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN YOUR REQUEST: your name, mailing address, phone number; applicant's name and license number; the location and distance of your property/activities relative to the facility; a specific description of how you would be adversely affected by the facility in a way not common to the general public; and, the statement "[I/we] request a contested case hearing." If the request for contested case hearing is filed on behalf of a group or association, the request must designate the group's representative for receiving future correspondence; identify an individual member of the group who would be adversely affected by the facility or activity; provide the information discussed above regarding the affected member's location and distance from the facility or activity; explain how and why the member would be affected; and explain how the interests the group seeks to protect are relevant to the group's purpose.

Following the close of all applicable comment and request periods, the Executive Director will forward the application and any requests for reconsideration or for a contested case hearing to the TCEQ Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ACTION. The Executive Director may issue final approval of the application unless a timely contested case hearing request or request for reconsideration is filed. If a timely hearing request or request for reconsideration is filed, the Executive Director will not issue final approval of the permit and will forward the application and request to the TCEQ Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting.

MAILING LIST. If you submit public comments, a request for a contested case hearing or a reconsideration of the Executive Director's decision, you will be added to the mailing list for this specific application to receive future public notices mailed by the Office of the Chief Clerk. In addition, you may request to be placed on: (1) the permanent mailing list for a specific applicant name and license number; and/or (2) the mailing list for a specific county. If you wish to be placed on the permanent and/or the county mailing list, clearly specify which list(s) and send your request to TCEQ Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below.

All written public comments and requests must be submitted to the Office of the Chief Clerk, MC 105, TCEQ, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087 within 30 days from the date of newspaper publication of this notice.

AGENCY CONTACTS AND INFORMATION. If you need more information about this license application or the licensing process, please call the TCEQ Office of Public Assistance, Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar 1-800-687-4040. General information about the TCEQ can be found at our web site at www.tceq.state.tx.us.

Further information may also be obtained from Waste Control Specialists, LLC at Three Lincoln Center, 5430 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1700, Dallas, TX 75240 or by calling Mr. William Dornsife, P.E. at (717) 540-5220.

Issuance Date: August 13, 2008

RESCHEDULED AND REVISED

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING ON AN APPLICATION FOR
CLASS 3 MODIFICATION TO PERMIT/COMPLIANCE PLAN
NO. 50052

APPLICATION. U.S. Ecology Texas, Inc., 3277 County Road 69, Robstown, Nueces County, Texas 78380, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a Class 3 Modification to a Permit and Compliance Plan. The permit modification requests authorization to increase disposal capacity by the addition of a new Cell within the existing hazardous waste landfill (Permit Unit No. 1), for disposal of solid wastes that meet or have been treated to meet the Land Disposal Restrictions. The proposed landfill cell has been designated as Cell 50. The compliance plan modification requests the removal and/or relocation of existing monitoring wells and piezometers to allow for construction of Cell 50. The facility is located at the address listed above.

The TCEQ Executive Director has reviewed this action for consistency with the goals and policies of the Texas Coastal Management Program (CMP) in accordance with the regulations of the Coastal Coordination Council (CCC) and has determined that the action is consistent with the applicable CMP goals and policies.

The TCEQ Executive Director has determined the application is administratively complete and will conduct a technical review of the application. After technical review of the application is complete, the Executive Director may prepare a draft permit/compliance plan and will issue a preliminary decision on the application.

PUBLIC COMMENT/PUBLIC MEETING. A public meeting will be held and will consist of two parts, an Informal Discussion Period and a Formal Comment Period. During the Informal Discussion Period, the public is encouraged to ask questions of the applicant and TCEQ staff concerning the application and the Executive Director's preliminary decision, but these informal comments made during the informal period will not be considered by the Commissioners before reaching a decision on the permit and no formal response will be made. During the Formal Comment Period, members of the public may state their formal comments into the official record. A written response to all formal comments will be prepared by the Executive Director and considered by the Commissioners before they reach a decision on the permit. A copy of the response will be sent to each person who submits a formal comment or who requested to be on the mailing list for this application and provides a mailing address. Only relevant and material issues raised during the formal comment period can be considered if a contested case hearing is granted.

RESCHEDULED
The Public Meeting is to be held:
Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
The Johnny Calderon Building
Auditorium
710 E. Main Avenue
Robstown, Texas 78380

INFORMATION. Citizens are encouraged to submit written comments anytime during the meeting or by mail before the meeting to the Office of the Chief Clerk, TCEQ, Mail Code MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087. If you need more information, please call the TCEQ Office of Public Assistance, Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar 1-800-687-4040. General information about the TCEQ can be found at our web site at www.tceq.state.tx.us.

The permit application is available for viewing and copying at the Nueces County Keach Family Library, 1000 Terry Shamsie Boulevard, Robstown, Nueces County, Texas 78380. Further information may also be obtained from U.S. Ecology Texas, Inc., 3277 County Road 69, Robstown, Texas 78380 or by calling Mr. Ken Knibbs, General Manager at (361) 387-3518.

Issued: AUGUST 14, 2008

NOTICE OF HEARING
NRG TEXAS POWER LLC
SOAH Docket No. 582-08-4013
TCEQ Docket No. 2008-1210-AIR
Proposed Permit No. HAP-14

APPLICATION. NRG Texas Power LLC, 1301 McKinney Street, Suite 2300, Houston, Texas 77010, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for issuance of Hazardous Air Pollutant Major Source [FCAA § 112(g)] Permit Number HAP-14, which would establish case by-case Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) requirements for the Limestone Electric Generating Station - Unit 3 Boiler and auxiliary boiler located approximately nine miles north of Jewett on Farm-to-Market Road 39 in Limestone County, Texas. A case-by-case MACT analysis was completed to establish case-by-case MACT limits for the Unit 3 pulverized coal boiler and auxiliary boiler. Draft Permit Number HAP-14 establishes federally enforceable MACT emission limitations for carbon monoxide (CO) (CO is a surrogate for organic hazardous air pollutants [HAPs]), filterable particulate matter (PM) (PM is a surrogate for non-mercury HAP metals), hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen chloride, and mercury.

The proposed facility authorized by draft Permit Number HAP-14 is also subject to State Air Quality and Federal Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) preconstruction permitting requirements. The TCEQ has prepared draft State Air Quality Permit Number 79188 and PSD Air Quality Permit Number PSD-TX-1072, which establishes additional conditions under which the proposed facility must operate. Based on a formal de minimis (netting) demonstration filed by NRG Texas Power LLC on May 12, 2008, the proposed facility will not emit nitrogen oxides (NOx) or sulfur dioxide (SO2) in a significant amount and is no longer subject to PSD review for NOx or SO2.

The TCEQ executive director has prepared a draft permit which, if approved, would establish the conditions under which the facility must operate. The TCEQ Executive Director has made a preliminary decision to issue the permit. The permit applications, TCEQ Executive Director's preliminary decisions, and draft Permit Number HAP-14, State Air Quality Permit Number 79188, and PSD Air Quality Permit Number PSD-TX-1072 are available for viewing and copying at the TCEQ Central Office, the TCEQ Waco Regional Office, and at the Limestone County Courthouse, 200 West State Street, Groesbeck, Limestone County, Texas. The facility's compliance file, if any exists, is available for public review at the TCEQ Waco Regional Office, 6801 Sanger Avenue, Suite 2500, Waco, Texas.

DIRECT REFERRAL. The Notice of Application and Preliminary Decision was published on July 24, 2008. On May 12, 2008, the Applicant filed a request for direct referral to the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH). Therefore, the chief clerk has referred this application directly to SOAH for a hearing on whether the application complies with all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

CONTESTED CASE HEARING. The State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) will conduct a formal contested case hearing at:

10:00 a.m. - September 15, 2008
William P. Clements Building
300 West 15th Street, 4th Floor
Austin, Texas 78701

The contested case hearing will be a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district court. The hearing will be conducted in accordance with the Chapter 2001, Texas Government Code; Chapter 382, Texas Health and Safety Code; TCEQ rules including 30 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 116, Subchapters A and B; and the procedural rules of the TCEQ and SOAH, including 30 TAC Chapter 80 and 1 TAC Chapter 155.

To request to be a party, you must attend the hearing and show you would be affected by the application in a way not common to the general public. Any person may attend the hearing and request to be a party. Only persons named as parties may participate at the hearing.

INFORMATION. If you need more information about the hearing process for this application, please call the Office of Public Assistance, Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040. General information regarding the TCEQ can be found at www.tceq.state.tx.us.

Persons with disabilities who need special accommodations at the hearing should call the SOAH Docketing Department at 512-475-3445, at least one week prior to the hearing.

Further information may also be obtained from NRG Texas Power LLC at the address stated above or by calling Mr. Craig Eckberg, Air Resources Manager, at 713-795-6208.

Issued: July 30, 2008

NOTICE OF HEARING
WISE SERVICE COMPANY - WATER
SOAH Docket No. 582-08-3728
TCEQ Docket No. 2008-0294-MWD
Proposed Permit No. WQ0014708001

APPLICATION. Wise Service Company - Water, P.O. Box 269, Decatur, Texas 76234-0269, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a new permit, proposed Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit No. WQ0014708001, to authorize the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 75,000 gallons per day. The facility will be located approximately 3.75 miles north northwest of the intersection of U.S. Highway 380 and Farm-to-Market Road 730 and approximately 1.4 miles east of the intersection of U.S. Highway 287 and County Road 2175 in Wise County, Texas.

The treated effluent will be discharged via pipeline to an unnamed tributary; thence to an unnamed reservoir; thence to an unnamed tributary; thence to Watson Branch; thence to Sandy Branch; thence to West Fork Trinity River Below Bridgeport Reservoir in Segment No. 0810 of the Trinity River Basin. The unclassified receiving water uses are no significant aquatic life uses for the unnamed tributary and high aquatic life use for the unnamed reservoir. The designated uses for Segment No. 0810 are high aquatic life use, public water supply and contact recreation. In accordance with §307.5 and the TCEQ implementation procedures (January 2003) for the Texas Surface Water Quality Standards, an antidegradation review of the receiving waters was performed. A Tier 1 antidegradation review has preliminarily determined that existing water quality uses will not be impaired by this permit action. Numerical and narrative criteria to protect existing uses will be maintained. A Tier 2 review has preliminarily determined that no significant degradation of water quality is expected in the unnamed reservoir, which has been identified as having high aquatic life uses. Existing uses will be maintained and protected. The preliminary determination can be reexamined and may be modified if new information is received.

The TCEQ executive director has prepared a draft permit which, if approved, would establish the conditions under which the facility must operate. The Executive Director has made a preliminary decision that this permit, if issued, meets all statutory and regulatory requirements. The permit application, Executive Director's preliminary decision, and draft permit are available for viewing and copying at the John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Public Library, 1700 South Farm-to-Market Road 51, Decatur, Texas.

CONTESTED CASE HEARING. The State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) will conduct a formal contested case hearing at:

10:00 a.m. September 15, 2008
William P. Clements Building
300 West 15th Street, 4th Floor
Austin, Texas 78701

The contested case hearing will be a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district court. The hearing will address the disputed issues of fact identified in the TCEQ order concerning this application issued on June 26, 2008. In addition to these issues, the judge may consider additional issues if certain factors are met.

The hearing will be conducted in accordance with Chapter 2001, Texas Government Code; Chapter 26, Texas Water Code; and the procedural rules of the TCEQ and SOAH, including 30 TAC Chapter 80 and 1 TAC Chapter 155. The hearing will be held unless all timely hearing requests have been withdrawn or denied.

To request to be a party, you must attend the hearing and show you would be adversely affected by the application in a way not common to members of the general public. Any person may attend the hearing and request to be a party. Only persons named as parties may participate at the hearing.

INFORMATION. If you need more information about the hearing process for this application, please call the Office of Public Assistance, Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040. General information about the TCEQ can be found at our web site at www.tceq.state.tx.us.

Further information may also be obtained from Wise Service Company - Water at the address stated above or by calling Mr. Rayce Cantwell at 940-627-2167.

Persons with disabilities who need special accommodations at the hearing should call the SOAH Docketing Department at 512-475-3445, at least one week prior to the hearing.

Issued: July 15, 2008

NOTICE OF HEARING
CITY OF DUMAS
SOAH Docket No. 582-08-3695
TCEQ Docket No. 2008-0521-MWD
Proposed Permit No. WQ0010161002

APPLICATION. The City of Dumas, P. O. Box 438, Dumas, Texas 79029-0438, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a new permit, proposed TPDES Permit No. WQ0010161002, to authorize the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at an annual average flow not to exceed 1,940,000 gallons per day. The facility will be located approximately one mile east of U.S. Highway 287 and south of the City of Dumas on East 19th Street in Moore County, Texas. This application was submitted to the TCEQ on March 22, 2007.

The treated effluent will be discharged to an unnamed tributary; then to an unnamed tributary; then to a reservoir; then to an unnamed tributary; then to Coon Lake; then to an unnamed tributary; then to Big Blue Creek; then to Lake Meredith in Segment No. 0102 of the Canadian River Basin. The unclassified receiving water uses are no significant aquatic life uses for the unnamed tributaries and reservoir. The designated uses for Segment No. 0102 are exceptional aquatic life uses, public water supply, and contact recreation. In accordance with 30 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Section (§) 307.5 and the TCEQ implementation procedures (January 2003) for the Texas Surface Water Quality Standards, an antidegradation review of the receiving waters was performed. A Tier 1 antidegradation review has preliminarily determined that existing water quality uses are not expected to be impaired by this permit action. Numerical and narrative criteria to protect existing uses are expected to be maintained. This review has preliminarily determined that no water bodies with exceptional, high, or intermediate aquatic life uses are present within the stream reach assessed; therefore, no Tier 2 degradation determination is required. No significant degradation of water quality is expected in water bodies with exceptional, high, or intermediate aquatic life uses downstream, and existing uses are expected to be maintained and protected. The preliminary determination can be reexamined and may be modified if new information is received.

The TCEQ Executive Director has prepared a draft permit which, if approved, would establish the parameters and limitations within which the facility must operate. The Executive Director has made a preliminary decision that this permit, if issued, meets all statutory and regulatory requirements. The permit application, Executive Director's preliminary decision, and draft permit are available for viewing and copying at the City of Dumas City Hall, 124 Sixth Street, Dumas, Texas.

DIRECT REFERRAL. The Notice of Application and Preliminary Decision was published on December 1, 2007. On June 19, 2008, the applicant filed a request for direct referral to the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH). Therefore, the chief clerk has referred this application directly to SOAH for a hearing on whether the application complies with all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

CONTESTED CASE HEARING. SOAH will conduct a formal contested case hearing on this application at:

10:00 a.m. September 17, 2008
William P. Clements Building
300 West 15th Street, 4th Floor
Austin, Texas 78701

The contested case hearing will be a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district court. The hearing will be conducted in accordance with Chapter 2001, Texas Government Code; Chapter 26 of the Texas Water Code; TCEQ rules, including 30 TAC, Chapter 305; and the procedural rules of the TCEQ and SOAH, including 30 TAC, Chapter 80 and 1 TAC, Chapter 155. At the hearing on September 17, 2008, jurisdiction must be established and written and oral public comment on the draft permit and application may be accepted.

To participate in the hearing as a party, you must attend the hearing and show you would be affected by the application in a way not common to members of the general public. See 30 TAC § 55.256.

INFORMATION. For information concerning the hearing process, contact the Public Interest Counsel, MC 103, TCEQ, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. For additional information, the general public may contact the Office of Public Assistance at 1-800-687-4040. General information regarding the TCEQ can be found at our web site at www.tceq.state.tx.us.

Further information may also be obtained from the City of Dumas at the address stated above or by calling Mr. Tommy Raper with the City of Dumas at 806-935-4707.

Persons with disabilities who need special accommodations at the hearing should call the SOAH Docketing Department at 512-475-3445, at least one week prior to the hearing.

Issued: August 1, 2008

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING ON AN APPLICATION FOR
PROPOSED WATER QUALITY DOMESTIC WASTEWATER
PROPOSED PERMIT NO. WQ0014889001

APPLICATION. City of Waco, City of Woodway, City of Bellmead, City of Lacy Lakeview, City of Robinson, City of Hewitt and City of Lorena, 425 Franklin Avenue, Waco, Texas 76702 have applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for proposed Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permit No. WQ0014889001, to authorize the discharge of treated wastewater at a volume not to exceed an annual average flow of 1,500,000 gallons per day. The domestic wastewater treatment facility will be located approximately 0.8 mile northwest of the intersection of Losak Road and Rosenthal Parkway and approximately 2.5 miles northeast of the City of Lorena, in McLennan County, Texas. The treated effluent will be discharged to Bull Hide Creek; thence to the Brazos River Above Navasota River in Segment No. 1242 of the Brazos River Basin.

The TCEQ Executive Director has completed the technical review of the application and will prepare a draft permit and issue a preliminary decision on the application.

PUBLIC COMMENT/PUBLIC MEETING. A public meeting will be held and will consist of two parts, an Informal Discussion Period and a Formal Comment Period. During the Informal Discussion Period, the public is encouraged to ask questions of the applicant and TCEQ staff concerning the application and the Executive Director's preliminary decision, but these informal comments made during the informal period will not be considered by the Commissioners before reaching a decision on the permit and no formal response will be made. During the Formal Comment Period, members of the public may state their formal comments into the official record. A written response to all formal comments will be prepared by the Executive Director and considered by the Commissioners before they reach a decision on the permit. A copy of the response will be sent to each person who submits a formal comment or who requested to be on the mailing list for this application and provides a mailing address. Only relevant and material issues raised during the formal comment period can be considered if a contested case hearing is granted.

The Public Meeting is to be held:
Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Lorena ISD Performing Arts Center
1 Leopard Lane
Lorena, Texas 76655

INFORMATION. Citizens are encouraged to submit written comments anytime during the meeting or by mail before the meeting to the Office of the Chief Clerk, TCEQ, Mail Code MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087. If you need more information, please call the TCEQ Office of Public Assistance, Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar 1-800-687-4040. General information about the TCEQ can be found at our web site at www.tceq.state.tx.us.

The permit application is available for viewing and copying at the City of Waco Water Utilities, 425 Franklin Avenue, Waco, Texas. Further information may also be obtained from City of Waco, City of Woodway, City of Bellmead, City of Lacy Lakeview, City of Robinson, City of Hewitt and the City of Lorena, 425 Franklin Avenue, Waco, Texas 76702 or by calling Tom Ray, Lockwood, Andrews, & Newnam, Inc., at (254) 753-9585.

Issued: AUGUST 14, 2008

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING ON AN APPLICATION FOR
PROPOSED AQUIFER EXEMPTION ROSITA MINE EXTENSION
PERMIT NO. UR02880

APPLICATION. URI, Inc., 405 State Highway 121 Bypass, Building A, Suite 110, Lewisville, Texas 75067, an in-situ uranium mining company, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for an aquifer exemption. An aquifer or portion of an aquifer may be designated as an exempted aquifer if it does not currently and will not in the future serve as a source of drinking water for human consumption for the following reasons: (a) the aquifer is capable of producing mineral, hydrocarbon or geothermal energy; (b) the aquifer is at a depth or location that makes recovery of water for drinking water purposes economically or technically impractical; (c) the aquifer is so contaminated that it would be economically or technologically impractical to render that water fit for human consumption; or (d) the aquifer is located above a Class III well mining area subject to subsidence or catastrophic collapse.

TCEQ rules in 30 Texas Administrative Code § 331.2 (105) define an underground source of drinking water as an aquifer or portion of an aquifer that supplies drinking water for human consumption or in which the groundwater contains fewer than 10,000 mg/l total dissolved solids and which is not an exempted aquifer. Because the production/injection zone under URI's current in-situ uranium mining permit UR02080 contains groundwater with less than 10,000 mg/l total dissolved solids, URI must acquire an aquifer exemption before URI can produce uranium from the production/injection zone.

The proposed aquifer exemption is for the Rosita mine extension in Duval county, approximately 11 miles northwest of the City of San Diego, southwest of the intersection of SH 44 and FM 3196, in the A.B.&M. Survey, Abstract-8 and Abstract-373. The aquifer exemption would include the production zone and the interval in the Goliad Formation with an aerial extent of approximately 200 acres and a depth ranging from 80 to 260 feet below the surface.

The TCEQ Executive Director has completed the technical review of the application and has made a preliminary decision that the application for aquifer exemption meets all regulatory requirements. If approved by the TCEQ, the Executive Director will prepare an application to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise the state's Underground Injection Control program to reflect the exemption of the relevant portion of the aquifer. The exemption would remain in effect until exemption status is removed. EPA must approve designation of an exempted aquifer for TCEQ's approval to be final.

PUBLIC COMMENT/PUBLIC MEETING. A public meeting will be held and will consist of two parts, an Informal Discussion Period and a Formal Comment Period. During the Informal Discussion Period, the public is encouraged to ask questions of the applicant and TCEQ staff concerning the application and the Executive Director's preliminary decision, but these informal comments made during the informal period will not be considered by the Commissioners before reaching a decision on the permit and no formal response will be made. During the Formal Comment Period, members of the public may state their formal comments into the official record. A written response to all formal comments will be prepared by the Executive Director and considered by the Commissioners before they reach a decision on the permit. A copy of the response will be sent to each person who submits a formal comment or who requested to be on the mailing list for this application and provides a mailing address. Only relevant and material issues raised during the formal comment period can be considered if a contested case hearing is granted.

The Public Meeting will be held:
Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Benavides Civic Center
131 W. Main
Benavides, Texas 78346

INFORMATION. Citizens are encouraged to submit written comments anytime during the meeting or by mail before the meeting to the Office of the Chief Clerk, TCEQ, Mail Code MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087. If you need more information, please call the TCEQ Office of Public Assistance, Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar 1-800-687-4040. General information about the TCEQ can be found at our web site at www.tceq.state.tx.us.

The application for aquifer exemption and the Executive Director's preliminary decision are available for viewing and copying at the Duval County Clerk's Office, Duval County Courthouse, 400 East Gravis, San Diego, Duval County, Texas. Further information may also be obtained from URI, Inc., 405 State Highway 121 Bypass, Building A, Suite 110, Lewisville, Texas 75067 or by calling Mr. Mark Pelizza at (927) 219-3330.

Issued: AUGUST 14, 2008

NOTICE OF HEARING
H BOWERS, INC.
SOAH Docket No. 582-08-3928
TCEQ Docket No. 2008-0423-IWD
Proposed Permit No. WQ0004815000

APPLICATION. H Bowers, Inc., Rural Route 1, Box 534, Palacios, Texas 77465, which proposes to operate a shrimp and catfish processing facility, has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a new permit, Proposed Permit No. WQ0004815000 to authorize the disposal of process wastewater from a fish and shrimp processing facility at a daily average flow not to exceed 102,740 gallons per day via irrigation of 36.5 acres of Coastal Bermuda and Rye grasses. The application rate shall not exceed 3.2 acre-inches/acre-irrigated/month. This permit will not authorize a discharge of pollutants into water in the State.

The facility is located 3.5 miles north of the City of Palacios Texas on Highway 35, 1000 feet south of the intersection of Highway 35 and FM 521, Matagorda County, Texas. The facility and disposal site are located in the drainage area of Tres Palacios / Turtle Bay in Segment No. 2452 of the Bays and Estuaries.

The TCEQ executive director has prepared a draft permit which, if approved, would establish the conditions under which the facility must operate. The Executive Director has made a preliminary decision that this permit, if issued, meets all statutory and regulatory requirements. The permit application, Executive Director's preliminary decision, and draft permit are available for viewing and copying at the Matagorda County Courthouse, 1683 7th Street, Bay City, Texas.

CONTESTED CASE HEARING. The State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) will conduct a formal contested case hearing at:

10:00 a.m. September 22, 2008
William P. Clements Building
300 West 15th Street, 4th Floor
Austin, Texas 78701

The contested case hearing will be a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district court. The hearing will address the disputed issues of fact identified in the TCEQ order concerning this application issued on July 15, 2008. In addition to these issues, the judge may consider additional issues if certain factors are met.

The hearing will be conducted in accordance with Chapter 2001, Texas Government Code; Chapter 26, Texas Water Code; and the procedural rules of the TCEQ and SOAH, including 30 TAC Chapter 80 and 1 TAC Chapter 155. The hearing will be held unless all timely hearing requests have been withdrawn or denied.

To request to be a party, you must attend the hearing and show you would be adversely affected by the application in a way not common to members of the general public. Any person may attend the hearing and request to be a party. Only persons named as parties may participate at the hearing.

INFORMATION. If you need more information about the hearing process for this application, please call the Office of Public Assistance, Toll Free, at 1-800-687-4040. General information about the TCEQ can be found at our web site at www.tceq.state.tx.us.

Further information may also be obtained from H. Bowers, Inc. at the address stated above or by calling Mr. Mike Hooper at 361-972-2414.

Persons with disabilities who need special accommodations at the hearing should call the SOAH Docketing Department at 512-475-3445, at least one week prior to the hearing.

Issued: July 29, 2008

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AND A PROPOSED GENERAL PERMIT
AUTHORIZING THE DISCHARGE OF WASTEWATER AND STORM WATER FROM
QUARRIES IN THE JOHN GRAVES SCENIC RIVERWAY

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) proposes to issue a general permit (Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit No. TXG500000) authorizing the discharges of process wastewater, mine dewatering, storm water associated with industrial activity, construction storm water, and certain non-storm water discharges from quarries located greater than one mile from a water body that is within a water quality protection area in the John Graves Scenic Riverway. General permits are authorized by Section 26.040 of the Texas Water Code.

PROPOSED GENERAL PERMIT. The Executive Director has prepared a draft permit that authorizes the discharges of process wastewater, mine dewatering, storm water associated with industrial activity, construction storm water, and certain non-storm water discharges from quarries located greater than one mile from a water body that is within a water quality protection area in the John Graves Scenic Riverway. This general permit requires quarries located greater than one mile from a water body that is within a water quality protection area in the John Graves Scenic Riverway to submit a Notice of Intent (NOI), Pollution Prevention Plan, Restoration Plan, and proof of financial assurance for Restoration to obtain authorization for discharge. No significant degradation of high quality waters is expected and existing uses will be maintained and protected.

A copy of the proposed general permit and fact sheet are available for viewing and copying at the TCEQ's Office of the Chief Clerk, located at the TCEQ's Austin office at 12100 Park 35 Circle, Building F. These documents are also available at the TCEQ's Dallas (Region 4) office and on the TCEQ's website at: http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/permitting/water_quality/wastewater/general/WQ_general_permits/draftJGSRQuarryGP.html.

PUBLIC COMMENT / PUBLIC MEETING. You may submit public comments about this general permit in writing or orally at the public meeting held by the TCEQ. The purpose of a public meeting is to provide an opportunity to submit comments and to ask questions about the general permit. A public meeting is not a contested case hearing. The public comment will end at the conclusion of the public meeting. The TCEQ will hold a public meeting on this general permit:

Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
Harberger Hill Community Building
Room B
701 Narrow Street
Weatherford, Texas 76086

Written public comments must be received by the Office of the Chief Clerk, MC 105, TCEQ, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, TX 78711-3087 by the end of the public comment period on September 23, 2008.

APPROVAL PROCESS. After the comment period, the Executive Director will consider all the public comments and prepare a written response. The response will be filed with the TCEQ Office of the Chief Clerk at least 10 days before the scheduled Commission meeting at which the commission will conside