The Wise Report

The Wise Report
Henry M. Wise, P.G.
October 17, 2008
 
As reported in last week's Wise Report, the TCEQ has been working on adapting PST rules to legislation passed during the previous legislative session.  One of these new rules pertains to the removal of PSTs from the TRRP rules.  All of this has resulted in some confusion because the legislation was non-specific - Chapter 334, which contains the RBCA rules, was not specifically named in the legislation.  The legislator who introduced the bill wrote to the TCEQ Commissioners that it was his intention to remove PSTs from the TRRP rules and have them placed back under the RBCA rules specified in Chapter 224.  Therefore, the rule has, once again, been postponed.  The rest of the rule, pertaining to the remediation fund, fees, etc. is scheduled to be published  in the Texas Register soon.  The TRRP to RBCA rule is now scheduled for additional public comment soon.  Hopefully all of this will be resolved soon, otherwise, additional legislation that specifically mandates using Chapter 334 for PSTs may be required.
 
Henry M. Wise, P.G.
The Wise Report
10/17/2008