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In a two-step administrative determination required for landfill permit hearings, the Commission first assessed which hearing requesters qualified as \"affected persons\" and then whether the affected persons had raised relevant and material issues for adjudication. The Commission found that Houston San Jacinto Ranch LLC met the criteria for an affected person because it demonstrated proximity to the proposed landfill and described specific, personal impacts (groundwater, water quality, odors, vectors) on its property. The Commission granted that requester standing.

The Commission referred Sarah Linsky to SOA for an effectiveness determination because the record was unclear whether she still resides or owns property near the proposed landfill boundary. The remaining hearing requesters were denied standing; the Commission found many were located several miles from the site or did not identify personal impacts beyond general concerns.

On the issues to be adjudicated in a contested hearing, the Commission directed SOA to consider whether the application and draft permit contain sufficient control measures to protect groundwater, surface water and drinking water; whether the application data are substantially complete and accurate; whether the draft permit is protective of health for affected persons; whether threatened and endangered species are adequately protected; whether nuisance controls (odor) and vector control measures are adequate; and whether the landfill gas management plan meets applicable rules. The Commission set a hearing duration of 180 days from the preliminary hearing to issuance of the proposal for decision and concurrently referred the matter to TCEQ's Alternative Dispute Resolution program.

Commissioners also denied requests for reconsideration, finding no new, relevant, material information in the reconsideration requests that would change the Executive Director's decision at this time.

The referral and standing decisions were made by motion and passed by the Commission during the June 6 meeting. The SOA proceeding will determine the permit outcome after contested-case procedures and testimony.

The Commission's action preserves procedural rights for parties found to be affected while dismissing standing for parties the Commission determined had only general or geographic concerns. The transcript does not record final permit conditions or a final permit issuance date; those outcomes will depend on the SOA hearing record and any resulting ALJ recommendation.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Commissioners' Agenda Meeting - June 6, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on June 6 referred PC2 LLC's application for a new Type 1 municipal solid waste landfill permit (MSW permit 2406) to the State Office of Administrative Hearings and granted hearing standing to Houston San Jacinto Ranch LLC.","taxTitle","Commission on Environmental Quality(TCEQ), Departments and Agencies, Executive, Texas","taxId",36470,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6536395,"TCEQ approves New TPDES permit after ALJ, Executive Director and OPIC support",492,4568000,5060000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3797979-24ce505f252c1b98654e271830b27b6e&start=4568&end=5060","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3797979-24ce505f252c1b98654e271830b27b6e/thumbnail_4568000.jpg","/articles/6536395/Texas/TCEQ-approves-New-TPDES-permit-after-ALJ-Executive-Director-and-OPIC-support","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6536395-6d58fdc512f71d2e673b5b29ff9dca2b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770749907&Signature=knXreUwjmhI6QrkOy1thuvun84kPduz32Obm9HQa2q67e09wdT227LPByhcF3UDcXd-tMdniBp6nphuM9pLPhxzW4UWhgs9rloYyzulKcqu6IFvDdOQnG5gTW7S5741tzqLDlmrqIctekuR92Wqeh~JWE3Lm2FVU9To5WfO7baI9wgX7SVtoKoNiOARMabY2gdycQ-3kZtfi467KSPNPIFcEvwCLW4vf0AVMVHy72AFWmvionNWJDU0z~g1nX97JVLsfx8eg-o8kWA2s5L75~3bdV7K16aDTpZDV-BiFFphYVaGdggpQZxjH8l2KvMHZfXr4OK3BIgn8M2KHO08O0A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on June 6 adopted the Administrative Law Judge's proposed order and issued the New Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit WQ0016124001 for applicants Gildan Blair Blackburn and Timothy Edward Carter.

The decision followed oral presentations from applicant counsel and staff, and endorsements from the Executive Director and the Office of Public Interest Counsel (OPIC). The applicants and the Executive Director had both testified that the approved modeling and revised effluent limits demonstrate the draft permit will be protective of water quality.

The Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) had reviewed five issues referred by the Commission and found the draft permit complies with the Texas Surface Water Quality Standards and other applicable rules. Applicant counsel Peter Gregg told commissioners, \"We believe that the Administrative Law Judge got this exactly right,\" and said the applicants supported the ALJ's findings and the permit as revised.

The Executive Director's representative, Aubrey Pualka, and water quality staff explained the agency performed two rounds of modeling: an initial Qualtex analysis and a supplemental run that used both Qualtex and a CSTR approach in response to Protestants' concerns. Pualka described how the additional modeling led to more stringent effluent limits in critical areas.

OPIC's Sheldon Wayne said OPIC reviewed the record and agreed the applicants met their burden on the referred issues, adding that the Executive Director's additional modeling and permit revisions adequately addressed Protestants' technical objections about model inputs and segmentation.

Commissioners voted to adopt the ALJ's proposed findings and to issue the final draft permit with the Executive Director's corrections and limited clarifying revisions agreed in the ALJ's reply to exceptions. The chair also directed a minor clarifying change that the permit be issued to the entity named in ordering provision 1 and that the Executive Director's response to comments be adopted to the extent consistent with the order and final draft permit.

The Commission's action follows a contested review process in which Protestants argued site-specific data or different modeling choices should have been used. The record shows the ED used shorter element lengths in critical backwater areas and modeled a backwater portion of Price Lake found to contain the lowest dissolved-oxygen levels; the Commission adopted the ED/ALJ conclusion that, with revised effluent limits, dissolved oxygen and other water-quality metrics will be protected.

No fines, penalties, or changes to the applicants' proposed discharge location were announced during the vote. The permit, as adopted, incorporates the ALJ's findings of fact and conclusions of law except as the Executive Director noted in exceptions that were accepted in the ALJ reply.

The Commission made the final vote on the permit at its June 6 meeting after oral argument and staff presentations. Questions about when the permit becomes effective should be directed to the Executive Director's office; the meeting record does not specify an effective date.","The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approved issuance of a New Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit (WQ0016124001) after the Administrative Law Judge's proposal for decision and additional modeling were endorsed by the Executive Director and the Public Interest Council (OPIC).",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6536381,"Coastal residents urge TCEQ to require fence-line air monitoring and caution on plastics expansion",0,34470000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3797979-24ce505f252c1b98654e271830b27b6e&start=34470&end=34470","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3797979-24ce505f252c1b98654e271830b27b6e/thumbnail_34470000.jpg","/articles/6536381/Texas/Coastal-residents-urge-TCEQ-to-require-fence-line-air-monitoring-and-caution-on-plastics-expansion","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6536381-74a0adeef6c3e9fa7ef9d1cad29d8ff9/orig.mp4?Expires=1770749907&Signature=bxrYSSUYSZWL7S5qSQXPlYd3256fq7NvMFMRc~Ip4y3WBwM~WaSaxd~Cd3mkjKG2u6ZXEs6M7KRqUp4mB9PgTD-wrowMPhdgct3uFw2i5XzZaWAnnQA4VAvPB3v4FJq3J0OqIIJBNEVlH6DbkwMUEdfN3Kq2jwC8TcaNO1A~lL4w9ALOTvq0EwdHyhuiywoFs0cavv2anSvvlcVy32TaYnZLnQQZEyZLEIeTmpwKNTtmJg66N-vGWuszFdOXcpBWkGidYnUnfiLihY1ZiQgFJEdtNW3K~pLRCkZ6bCW0l-RYaEbHOcKoq86Cqql-7ciRtvdUVYsgMM2MFzl0JVz7UA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Residents and members of the Coastal Alliance to Protect Our Environment (CAPE) urged the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on June 6 to require fence-line air monitoring of plastics facilities, adopt best practices for microplastics control, and proceed cautiously with further plastics-industry expansion along the coast.

Annie Spade, a longtime Hays County resident and former Montessori educator active with CAPE, told the Commission she and the alliance's members want future generations to inherit \"a healthy and prosperous Texas.\" Spade recounted CAPE's engagement with TCEQ matters over several years and said the agency has not yet required fence-line monitoring or microplastics controls. \"We of CAPE urge you to proceed with the utmost wisdom and caution,\" she said.

Sheldon Wayne and other speakers connected with CAPE also addressed the Commission; Errol Summerlin, a CAPE co-founder participating virtually, described southern coastal tours and contrasting scenes where large piles of petroleum coke sit adjacent to marshes used by shorebirds. Summerlin said CAPE remains interested in structured dialogue and requested Commission engagement or a site tour so commissioners could see coastal industrial impacts firsthand.

Commission members thanked the public speakers for their service and asked staff to follow up. The Commission did not take regulatory action based on public comment at the meeting; the transcript records the comments and commissioners' appreciation but not immediate policy changes.

Speakers represented CAPE and local residents; their statements were appeals for expanded air monitoring (including fence-line monitoring), attention to microplastics, and careful review of industry proposals on the coast.","Public commenters representing CAPE and local residents told the Commission they want stricter air monitoring and more caution as plastics-making facilities expand along the Texas coast, saying current TCEQ requirements do not sufficiently protect communities or address microplastics.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":91,"_43":102,"_45":102,"_47":103,"_49":104,"_51":105,"_53":106,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":107,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":108,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6536386,"TCEQ adopts enforcement orders for items 3'16 totaling roughly $310,000 assessed penalties",33480000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3797979-24ce505f252c1b98654e271830b27b6e&start=33480&end=33480","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3797979-24ce505f252c1b98654e271830b27b6e/thumbnail_33480000.jpg","/articles/6536386/Texas/TCEQ-adopts-enforcement-orders-for-items-316-totaling-roughly-310000-assessed-penalties","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6536386-c23cc72ed923b6c6bcb4d3758bb7fb08/orig.mp4?Expires=1770749907&Signature=hll-kmxEBUC4v05Ss9W50f4i70XrvElG3KGyA98xASzOChQsZJnnOo4fn74uzGXvnrom7dUjKw0gL6eZ8vfq77gu2Nxi3sRo0fFhcD7jh2JU0w5gjm1L0tgVS2SS0JrQLdgjKc0y7a1UJ1kI6nypst8-dxF5prggI8Nwu-D~kz6AXgUEDhSz~cfbWhcwLDLdIii3~kOmzP0OOwMZTRpA0XHnY44ovOkF-8~pGZPaucfF7IKS0fpqcV7FqrrPcNc2sP42S8KRnoi82UBjTfmLEWMf5c6iE8pEr0wbxJE3UO6xZ~o5Upa8GI1HGYt~m5mctoHjyDfaPweqUnAB7~gQYg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on June 6 approved enforcement orders listed as items 3 through 16 on the agenda. Enforcement Division staff presented the matters and the Executive Director recommended adoption of the orders.

Enforcement Division attorney Melissa Cordell summarized the docket and the assessed administrative penalties. The total penalties assessed across the items amount to $309,797; of that total $58,868 is deferred, $86,134 is proposed to be applied toward supplemental environmental projects, and $164,795 is proposed to be directed to general revenue.

Counsel for the Executive Director and the Public Interest Council indicated support for the recommended orders. The Commission voted to adopt items 3 through 16 as presented. There were no substantive changes requested by commissioners during the meeting.

The adopted action sends the listed enforcement cases to final order as recommended by staff. The meeting transcript does not record the individual case details for each item in the enforcement docket; for case-level specifics (respondent, violations alleged, penalty calculations, compliance deadlines) consult the TCEQ enforcement docket for June 6, 2025.

The Commission's adoption of enforcement orders finalizes staff's recommended resolutions and will be followed by standard issuance of final orders and any administrative-appeals rights provided to respondents in those matters.","At its June 6 meeting the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approved enforcement items 3 through 16 as recommended by Executive Director staff: assessed administrative penalties total $309,797 (with parts deferred and portions allocated to supplemental environmental projects and general revenue).","actionData","errors"]

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TCEQ refers PC2 LLC Type-1 landfill permit application to SOA; grants one affected party hearing

TCEQ approves New TPDES permit after ALJ, Executive Director and OPIC support

Coastal residents urge TCEQ to require fence-line air monitoring and caution on plastics expansion

TCEQ adopts enforcement orders for items 3'16 totaling roughly $310,000 assessed penalties