The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has approved more than $1.6 million in administrative penalties against 107 regulated entities statewide for violations of environmental regulations.
During its July 15 agenda meeting, the commission approved $1,376,186 in penalties against 54 entities through agreed and default enforcement orders. In addition, the TCEQ executive director approved $247,954 in penalties against 53 other entities on July 7 and July 14, bringing the total to $1,624,140.
The enforcement actions address violations involving air quality, wastewater discharges, petroleum storage tanks, public drinking water systems, utilities and water quality regulations.
Enforcement Categories
The commission approved agreed orders in the following categories:
- 12 air quality cases.
- Three industrial wastewater discharge cases.
- Five multi-media cases.
- 10 municipal wastewater discharge cases.
- Five petroleum storage tank cases.
- 13 public water system cases.
- One utility case.
- Two water quality cases.
The commission also issued default orders involving one petroleum storage tank case, one public water system case, and one water quality case.
North Texas Cases Included
Several North Texas entities were among those receiving agreed orders during the meeting, including:
- City of Hackberry (Denton County): The city was assessed an administrative penalty of $46,250 and ordered to take corrective actions for water quality violations under the Texas Water Code and TCEQ regulations.
- North Texas Municipal Water District (Collin County): The regional utility received an agreed order assessing penalties of $114,400 and requiring corrective measures for water quality violations.
- Lisanti Foodservice of Texas Inc. (Denton County): The company was penalized $16,108 and ordered to address petroleum storage tank violations.
- Grand Harbor Water Supply Corporation (Wise County): The public water supplier received an agreed order for public drinking water violations and was assessed a $4,600 penalty.
- City of Colleyville (Tarrant County): The city was assessed an administrative penalty of $8,125 for failure to prevent the unauthorized discharge of wastes into or near waterways.
A list of the penalized entities can be found on the Commission’s July 15, 2026, meeting agenda.
The Commission’s next agenda meeting is scheduled for July 30, 2026. Meetings are streamed live on the TCEQ website, and archived recordings are available on the agency’s YouTube channel.
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