The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today approved penalties totaling $789,868 against 117 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations.

Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: 16 air quality, eight dry cleaner, two Edwards Aquifer, 20 field citations, four industrial waste discharge, three licensed irrigator, three multi-media, three municipal solid waste, ten municipal waste discharge, one on site sewage, 13 petroleum storage tank, six public water system, one sludge, and six water quality. In addition, there were default orders issued for the following categories: four dry cleaner, one Edwards Aquifer, one industrial hazardous waste, five licensed irrigator, two multi-media, two municipal solid waste, and six petroleum storage tank.

Also, the commission denied the City of El Paso's Motion to Continue consideration of the application by ASARCO for renewal of an air quality permit. The application will be considered by the commission on Feb. 13 at 1:00 p.m.

The TCEQ's next agenda meeting is scheduled for Feb. 13. Agenda items from all commission meetings and work sessions can be viewed at the TCEQ Web site. The meeting is also webcast live for free, and archived meetings are available, at www.texasadmin.com/cgi-bin/tnrcc.cgi.