2009Texas City air quality final validation. Note the date of March 9, 2011 and how long it took TCEQ . At the bottom is states preliminary data at Marathon suggests that the 2010 average will be below the AMCV for the first time since 2005

2009 Data

TCEQ 2010 Final Validation

TCEQ 2010 final verification

But look below, this line from the TCEQ 2009 final report that suggests that the preliminary data suggests that the 2010 average will be below the AMCV benchmark. Why did the TCEQ not state what the preliminary data showed during the 2010 BP incident. TCEQ has the monitors, and they were right

Note: this is cut and paste from the TCEQ 2009 and 2010 final verification.

All of the Plant monitors and the TCEQ community monitors were below the AMCV and actually showed a decline.

If the benzene levels decreased in 2010, then why did the TCEQ leave Texas City twisting in the wind and absorb all the negative publicity. Jack Cross

TCEQ knew that the Plant and Community Monitor data was below the AMCV during the BP incident

This is the standard for TCEQ Region 12 that covers the entire Houston/Texas City and Galveston. All of the emission reading were below the benchmarks for 2010

Hats of to industry and the TCEQ for bringing down these emissions so low and they continue to decline every year.