Receive a Report from Staff on the TCEQ Agreed Order RRA of Texas; RNI0718955 for Violations Observed at the Authority's Sewer Package Plant in Clay County, Texas, and Take Any Other Action Deemed Necessary Mr. Heaney provided the Board with an overview on the Texas Commission on Environmental Quali

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

ty's (TCEQ) Agreed Order for violations observed at the Authority's sewer package plant in Clay County. Referring to the order located on page 93 of the Board Packet, Mr. Heaney stated that the daily average concentration of total suspended solids exceeded the limit of 20 mg/L three times; in February (20.5 mg/L), October (40.6 mg/L), and December (28.1 mg/L) of 2020. He further explained that the administrative penalty minus deferral is $11,700. Mr. Heaney stated that during the freeze in February of 2021, the sewer plant was down for nine days. Additionally, he stated that in January of 2022 there was a large foam layer in the plant, and it is speculated that a customer might have dumped s

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