Environmental enforcement along the Texas Border Francisco J Chavero Jr Section Manager Harlingen Regional Office Overview Investigative presence Programmatic investigations Air Water and Waste ID: 772354
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Environmental enforcement along the Texas Border Francisco J. Chavero, Jr.Section ManagerHarlingen Regional Office
Overview Investigative presenceProgrammatic investigationsAir, Water, and Waste Enforcement process Investigations NOV vs. NOE Challenges and Successes Environmental Summit and Water Awareness Summit Questions
Investigative presence Conduct scheduled investigations Conduct on-demand investigations (complaints, emergency response) Conduct periodic reconnaissance investigations in selected areas Conduct monitoring when the situation requires
Programmatic Investigations Air WaterWaste
Programmatic Investigations Air Sugar Mill Rock Crusher/Sand and GravelCotton Gins Aerospsace
Programmatic Investigations WaterPublic Water System Wastewater Other water quality
Programmatic Investigations WasteIndustrial and Hazardous Waste Municipal Solid Waste Petroleum Storage Tanks
EnforcementNotice of Violation Notice of EnforcementField CitationEnforcement Process
AirFacilities within and around residential areas Outdoor burningNew industry (pyrolysis and aerospace) Challenges
Rock crusher
Outdoor Burning
Pyrolysis Aerospace Challenges
ComplianceAir monitoring Successes
Public Water SystemSurface water source Operation and maintenance Natural disasters Challenges
Challenges - PWS Photo 1 Photo 2
Challenges - PWS Photo 3 Photo 4
WastewaterOperation and maintenance Aging infrastructureNatural disasters Challenges
Challenges - Wastewater Photo 5 Photo 6
Improvements and upgrades to existing water and wastewater plants New water and wastewater plants Successes – Water and Wastewater
WasteTires Unauthorized disposal sitesNew industry (pyrolysis and aerospace) Challenges
Challenges - Tires Photo 7 Photo 8
Challenges - Unauthorized disposal sites Photo 9Photo 10
New industry (pyrolysis and aerospace) Challenges
ComplianceClean-up of sitesReduction of tire sitesPartnerships Successes
Environmental Summits and Water Awareness SummitEl PasoLaredoHarlingen
Francisco J. Chavero, Jr. (956) 425-6010Francisco.Chavero@tceq.texas.gov