Below is the HillCo client report from the September 24 TCEQ Commissioners' agenda meeting.
This report of the September 24th TCEQ Commissioners Agenda Meeting addresses agenda item 53, consideration of a petition for rulemaking under Section 20.15 of 30 TAC Chapter 20, Rulemaking. The petition was filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on August 1, 2014, by Aqua Texas, Inc. The petitioner requested that the commission amend: Section 290.44(c) to address line sizes for new construction and existing water lines; Section 290.45(f) to revise the supply requirements for a purchased water contract; Section 290.46(f) to allow for the use of methods other than a site visit by the operator to obtain operational data regarding the public water system; and Section 290.110(c) to allow operators to visit water system sites less frequently.
Scott Holtz, Aqua Texas, Inc.
- Aqua doesn’t feel the Executive Director’s desalination project warrants denying the petition for rulemaking amendments
- Aqua feels the Executive Director’s staff misinterpreted the rule amendment request; the suggested language is intended to provide flexibility in servicing PWS’s; the Executive Director’s concerns on PWS effects are unwarranted, the proposed rules will not affect service quality
Linda Perkins, Director Water Supply Division, Executive Director’s staff
- The current rules are adequate; the Executive Director recommends denial of the petition
- The recommended rule amendments in this petition should be reviewed in stakeholder meetings and given deliberate, timely consideration
Link to the Executive Director’s recommendation
Commissioners, TCEQ
- The current code is adequate; if rule amendments are to be considered, stakeholder meetings should be held to provide sufficient review
- The commissioners unanimously voted to adopt the ED’s recommendation and deny the petition