Enforcement Policies and Procedures


Topics Under This Category:
Criteria for Use of Findings Orders
Policy regarding agreed orders that are drafted with findings of fact and conclusions of law. (Currently under review. See featured link above.)
 
Enforcement Initiation Criteria (EIC)
Criteria used by TCEQ inspectors for air, water, and waste violations.
 
Environmental Crime
The TCEQ provides technical support and criminal investigative expertise in multi-agency investigations. We also serve as a resource for and provide training to local, state, and federal law enforcement officers on criminal environmental violations. Our goals are to increase recognition of environmental crime as a threat to public safety and to encourage and support enforcement of environmental statutes at the local level.
 
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.
 
Gathering and Preserving Information and Evidence Showing a Violation
Information about most agency protocols, procedures, or guidelines to use when collecting and submitting information or evidence to the TCEQ.
 
Odor Complaint Investigation Procedures - PDF
Procedures for how to collect information and make an odor complaint to the TCEQ.
 
Penalty Policy
Describes the policy of the TCEQ regarding the computation and assessment of administrative penalties.
 
Revocation of PST Delivery Certificate in Case of Default
Explains the agency's policy of revoking a PST delivery certificate if a respondent defaults in a PST enforcement case.
 
View State, Federal, and International Rules and Regulations
Links to rules adopted by other governmental bodies.