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EPA and Local Enforcement Programs
Approve Site Visit Program
Participating in the TCEQ's Compliance Assistance Site Visit Program may
help you avoid enforcement and could exempt you from TCEQ scheduled inspec-
tions and other local environmental enforcement programs for one year.
An independent contractor will conduct a free and confidential on-site evalua-
tion of your facility to identify compliance issues and recommend ways to resolve
any problems.
During a follow-up visit, if the consultant finds your facility in full compliance,
you are eligible for a Compliance Commitment Partnership Certificate of Recog-
nition, which exempts you from TCEQ scheduled inspections for one year. Some
local environmental enforcement programs, such as those of the city of Houston,
Harris County, city of Dallas, and Galveston County, also recognize the Compli-
ance Commitment Partners by waiving scheduled inspections. The city of Fort
Worth is in the process of approving inspection exemptions as well.
Call the TCEQ at 1-800-447-2827 for more information or to schedule your
site visit.
You Can Call on Us
Confused about environmental regulations?
Concerned about inspections? Who can you turn to for help?
Call the folks with Small Business and Local Government Assistance
1-800-447-2827
www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/exec/sbea/sblga.html
You can get free, confidential help with questions on air, water, waste,
or pollution prevention issues from this special section of the Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
Small Business and Local Government Assistance (SBLGA) works for you by:
providing local environmental assistance when and where it's needed;
giving small business and local government a voice in TCEQ rule and
policy making; and
communicating technical information in plain language.
SBLGA is entirely separate from
TCEQ's enforcement program.
With SBLGA, you benefit from:
a toll-free hotline and Web site with answers to technical questions
on air, water, waste, and pollution prevention;
industry-specific compliance guidebooks for metal finishers, printers,
dry cleaners, auto body and auto repair shops, and facilities making wood
and fiberglass products;Local Specialists
are Ready
to Help You!
You've also got free, confidential
help right in your back yard. Just
check the list below for your local
compliance assistance specialist:
Region 1 (Amarillo)
Vacant
Region 2 (Lubbock)
Celeste Hoehne 806/788-5005
Region 3 (Abilene)
Mandy Ellifritz 915/698-6104
Region 4 (Dallas/Ft. Worth)
Mike Smithson 81 7/588-583 6
Melinda Houlihan 817/588-5868
Region 5 (Tyler)
Cynthia Skief 903/535-5158
Region 6 (El Paso)
Pamela Aguirre 91 5/834-4971
Region 7 (Midland)
Kit Owens 91 5/620-611 6
Region 8 (San Angelo)
George Ortiz 915/481-8061
Region 9 (Waco)
Elaine Alexander 254/761-3044
Polly Porter 254/761-3039
Region 10 (Beaumont)
Charlie Adams 409/899-8788
Region 11 (Austin)
Scott Wiedeman 512/239-7015
Region 12 (Houston)
Clarence Gray 713/767-3582
Cynthia Williams 713/767-3549
Region 13 (San Antonio)
Christine Bergren 210/403-4028
Lynn Lindsay 210/403-4039
Region 14 (Corpus Christi)
Glenda Swierc 361/825-3421
Region 15 (Harlingen)
Kevin Ayarzagoitia 956/389-7425
Neftali Buenrostro 956/389-7426Region 16 (Laredo)
Carmen Ramirez 956/721-84573
the Local Government Guide to the TNRCC (GI-145), a reference
book with plain language environmental information; and
many more services.
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