Office of Compliance and Enforcement

Ramiro Garcia, Jr.

Deputy Director

OCE Mission

Programs within OCE take swift action that is fair, sensible and responsive to the needs of the

citizens of Texas

To protect human health and the environment by ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations

To promote voluntary compliance through a comprehensive program of regional investigations, technical assistance and

outreach, environmental monitoring and appropriate enforcement

To prevent, protect, respond to and recover from natural and manmade disasters

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Deputy Director

Enforcement

Monitoring Division

Critical Infrastructure

Field Operations

OCE Staff Resource Distribution

OCE’s Critical Functions

Conduct compliance investigations (FY14 – 103,006)

Investigate complaints (FY14 – 4,273)

Emission Events Reported/Reviewed (FY14 – 4,987)

Notices of Violation Issued (FY14 – 15,865)

Enforcement Orders Issued (FY14 – 1,708) Conduct ambient monitoring of air, surface water and public

drinking water

Emergency response to incidents

North Central and West Texas Area Randy Ammons (806-796-7613)

Central Texas Area Susan Jablonski (512-239-6731)

Coastal and East Texas Area Kelly Keel Linden (512-239-3607)

Border and Permian Basin Area David Ramirez (956-430-6048)

OCE Compliance Investigations

TCEQ performs regularly scheduled and on-demand investigations state-wide to address the following:

Meet state and federal performance measures; Respond to citizen complaints; Address referrals from another governmental entity; Respond to an emergency; or Conduct special initiative

TCEQ investigations are categorized by media: Waste Air Water Emergency Response

Waste Investigations: Petroleum Storage Tanks (PSTs), Illegal and Scrap Tire Sites, Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfills, Recycling Facilities,

Industrial and Hazardous Waste Generators

Compliance Investigations Types

Water Investigations: Public Drinking Water, Wastewater Treatment / On-Site Sewage

Facilities (OSSF), Water Rights, Stormwater, Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, Edwards Aquifer Protection Program, Sludge

Recycling Facility

Compliance Investigations Types

Compliance Investigations Types

Air Investigations: Large Industrial Facilities, Oil & Gas Sites, Emission Events from Regulated Sites, Nuisance Complaints (Dust / Odor)

Recycling Facility

Investigation Tools

Optical Gas Imaging Camera Toxic Vapor Analyzer

Mini RAESumma canister

Focus on Hot Topics

Drought Response

Edwards Aquifer Protection Program

Oil and Gas Activities

Continuing Drought Conditions

US Drought Monitor

April 6, 2015

• Increased investigations at public water systems and wastewater treatment facilities

• Increased investigations to respond to Water Rights complaints and priority calls for water

• Protection of water sources during increased development, new and expanded industrial activities, and population increases

Response to Drought Conditions

Edwards Aquifer Protection Program

In Fiscal Year 2014, the TCEQ Austin and San Antonio Regional Offices reviewed a record high of more than 750 plans for development in the regulated zones of the Edwards Aquifer

Oil & GasActivities

• Increased investigation activities across all media statewide

• Increased air monitoring in urban Barnett Shale

• Increased air monitoring and infrastructure issues in rural Eagle Ford Shale

Enforcement Division

Development of Enforcement related documents Track compliance with effective orders Administer the Compliance Monitoring Program under

the Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES)

Administer third-party Supplemental Environmental Projects

Implement the Texas Environmental, Health, and Safety Audit Privilege Act

Administer the Compliance History program

Orders Issued by Media Type

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Air Water Waste Multi-Media

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Texas Environmental Health & Safety Audit Privilege Act

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Notices of Intent to Audit 324 576 756 586 1271 1256

Disclosures of Violation 274 209 231 270 655 548

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Monitoring DivisionStationary Air Monitoring in Texas

Automated Gas Chromatographs collect samples for the analysis of 46 volatile organic compounds each hour (right)

Continuous Air Monitoring Station with monitors for ozone, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, PM10, and PM2.5 (left)

Monitoring Division

Critical InfrastructureDivision

Dam Safety Homeland Security Emergency Management

TCEQ Disaster Response Trailer

Dam Safety 3,995 dams regulated by TCEQ Increase in downstream

development Aging of dams

26% built before 1960 84% built before 1980

Dam Safety Inspections

Emergency Action Plans

Dam Breach Analysis

Homeland Security

OFFICIAL USE ONLY

Assists in planning, developing, coordinating, and implementing initiatives to promote the Governor’s Homeland Security Strategy

Assists to detect, deter, respond to, and recover from disasters, whether manmade or caused by nature

Implements a federally-funded Department of Homeland Security initiative “BioWatch” for air monitoring that provides for early detection of bioterrorism agents to enable the earliest possible response to an attack

Homeland SecurityRadioactive Materials Compliance Program.

Conducts radioactive materials compliance investigations and inspections of construction, operation, security, and closure procedures at regulated facilities

Regulated facilities under this Program include: Licensed Uranium Processing sites

Permitted Underground Injection Control (UIC ) sites at uranium facilities

Low-Level Radioactive Waste (LLRW) Processing and Disposal sites

Emergency Management

Warehouse Fire

Provides critical support for preparation, response, and recovery to disasters

Provides specialized equipment and contractor support for hazardous materials emergency response

Coordinates with and provides training to the 16 TCEQ Regional Disaster Response Strike Teams

TCEQ is the lead agency in Texas for Hazardous Materials Spill Response

Emergency Management Support

Emergency Management

Warehouse Fire

Ammonium Nitrate Spill

Industrial Fire

West Fertilizer Plant Explosion

Leaking Anhydrous Ammonia Tank

TCEQ responds to large-scale emergencies with Central and Regional staff and Contractors

After a Disaster…

Disaster response includes evaluation of industrial sites;

water & wastewater utilities; and waste management

Industrial facility inundated following Hurricane Ike (right)

Identification and recovery of drums (below)

Questions?

Office of Compliance & Enforcement

(512) 239-5100