The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is set to convene on June 17, 2026, to deliberate on a comprehensive agenda encompassing new environmental permits, numerous enforcement actions, and significant rule amendments affecting various regions across the state. The meeting will address critical issues related to water and air quality, as well as the creation and powers of municipal utility districts.
Among the key items for consideration are several permit applications. 636 Denton Dev Company, LLC seeks a new Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit to authorize the discharge of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 480,000 gallons per day in Denton County. Paloma Wastewater LLC and MJD Endeavors, LLC are applying for a new permit to authorize the disposal of treated domestic wastewater at a daily average flow not to exceed 107,000 gallons per day via surface irrigation in Caldwell County, explicitly stating this permit will not authorize a discharge of pollutants into water in the state. Additionally, the Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County has applied for a water use permit to divert 350,000 acre-feet of water annually from the Gulf for municipal and industrial purposes in Aransas, Nueces, and San Patricio Counties.
The Commission will also review petitions for the creation of new municipal utility districts, including the Eastridge Municipal Utility District of Cooke County, proposed to contain approximately 454 acres, and the Willis Creek Municipal Utility District of Williamson County, spanning about 78 acres. Medina County Fresh Water Supply District No. 5 is seeking additional powers to provide wastewater and drainage services to its customers.
A substantial portion of the agenda is dedicated to enforcement actions, with Agreed Orders assessing administrative penalties and requiring corrective measures for numerous entities. These include air quality violations by INEOS OLIGOMERS USA LLC, Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Exxon Mobil Corporation, City of Fort Worth, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP, and Arcanum Infrastructure, LLC. Water quality violations are also being addressed, with enforcement actions against Energy Transfer GC NGL Fractionators LLC, Owens Corning Insulating Systems, LLC, CMR Energy, L.P., LCY ELASTOMERS LP, KM Liquids Terminals LLC, and several municipalities including the Cities of Taylor, McGregor, Godley, Trinity, Crandall, Nacogdoches, Bonham, Poteet, Pineland, and Edinburg, as well as Fallbrook Utility District.
Further enforcement items cover multi-media violations by Wholesale Kings LLC, petroleum storage tank violations by SAJIDA CORPORATION dba Beach Chevron, public water system violations by UMBARGER COMMUNITY WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION, Duval County Conservation and Reclamation District, ROCK HILL WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION, City of Roma, Salt Creek Midstream, LLC, and default orders against Bodhi Partners, LLC and Troy L. Williams dba Bell and Ford Marina Campground. Shoreline Plumbing & Construction, Co. faces penalties for municipal solid waste violations.
Finally, the TCEQ will consider the adoption of amended rules implementing House Bill 4413, concerning waste minimization and recycling with mass balance attribution of renewable chemicals, and House Bill 2080, clarifying the role and operations of review panels for Groundwater Conservation Districts. The meeting will conclude with executive sessions for legal advice and personnel matters.