The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has sanctioned fines amounting to $926,944 against 30 entities for breaching state environmental regulations. These penalties were confirmed during a recent meeting.

The commission issued agreed orders across various enforcement categories: three for air quality, one for the Edwards Aquifer, two for industrial wastewater discharges, one multi-media case, six municipal wastewater discharges, two involving petroleum storage tanks, three concerning public water systems, and six related to water quality.

Additionally, default orders were handed down in specific categories: one for a landscape irrigator installer, four involving petroleum storage tanks, and one pertaining to water quality.

Furthermore, on January 7th, the executive director of TCEQ approved additional penalties totaling $40,175 against 20 entities.

For those interested in more details from the meeting or future meetings scheduled by TCEQ—such as the next session set for January 30th—information is available on their website. Meetings are accessible live via the Agenda Meeting Webcasts webpage and can also be found archived on TCEQ's YouTube channel. The agency maintains an active presence on Twitter under @TCEQ.