The Wise Report
Henry M. Wise, P.G.
December 15, 2018
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) proposes amending the Texas Water Code (TWC), §28A.001(1) to add a new exemption to the list of existing exemptions in the definition of "Aggregate production operation" (APO). The exemption applies to a site at which specialty or terrazzo-type stone is removed or extracted from the earth, the material is produced for commercial sale and used exclusively for decorative or artistic uses, and the horizon that is exposed for current production does not exceed five acres. This amendment implements House Bill (HB) 2582, 85th Texas Legislature, 2017. More information can be found at https://www.tceq.texas.gov/rules/prop.html#17026.
30 TAC §7.119 is being amended to adopt updates to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the TCEQ and the Texas Department of Transportaiton (TxDOT) regarding the review of the potential environmental effect of transportation projects. The updated MOU removes unnecessary definitions and simplifies the coordination process, so that coordination is only required on transportation projects that require environmental impact statements, supplemental environmental impact statements or environmental assessments. The TCEQ references the text of the updated MOU between TCEQ and TxDOT found in 43 TAC §§2.301 - 2.308. Additional information can be found at: https://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/legal/rules/rule_lib/memos/1700....
Henry M. Wise, P.G.
The Wise Report
12/15/2018