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For the second day in a row, House Environmental Regulation Chairman Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, postponed his bill Wednesday rather than expose his colleagues to what he described as a politically risky vote.
The bill was slated for final passage Tuesday when Rep. Jessica Farrar, D-Houston, proposed an amendment to set statewide standards [...]

Posted in Clean Air Act, Dennis Bonnen, Environmental Regulation, Jessica Farrar, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Toxic Emissions 2 Comments »

MySA.com: Helotes debris fire may be out, but battles remain in aftermath
Helotes can breathe again.The monster debris fire that confounded county leaders, mocked the state’s environmental agency and grabbed national attention for three months has officially gone poof!

Finally!! Three months of this fire burning and it is finally out. We [...]

Posted in Helotes, Helotes fire, Henry Zumwalt, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, texas 2 Comments »

How can TCEQ be working for our best interests in dealing with the Helotes fire when they obviously don’t know what those interests are?
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TCEQ officials from Austin seem to have been remarkably unaware of the landscape they’ve been dealing with.
For example, according to a SAWS official, they suggested that any contaminants found in aquifer [...]

Posted in Edwards Aquifer, Helotes fire, SAWS, San Antonio Water System, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality No Comments »

Just a really quick post about another snag in putting out the Helotes Mulch Fire. SAWS is going to vote to see if they will get a restraining order against anyone using water to put out the Helotes mulch fire. At the bottom are links to all the previous CNN stories so you can do [...]

Posted in Bexar Met, Bexar Metropolitan Water District, BexarMet, Helotes, Helotes fire, Henry Zumwalt, SAWS, San Antonio, San Antonio Water System, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, aquifer, bexar county, mulch fire, texas No Comments »

I’m still trying to decide what I think about SAWs cutting off the water to put out the Helotes mulch fire but the following statement boggles the mind:
SAWS votes to cut the water supply for Helotes firefighting effort – San Antonio Business Journal:
However, BexarMet may still not be in a position to provide all the [...]

Posted in Alex Briseno, Bexar Metropolitan Water District, BexarMet, Gil Olivares, Helotes fire, SAWS, San Antonio Water System, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, mulch fire, texas No Comments »

Does anyone know anything about this judge’s decision ordering the TCEQ not to use chemicals to fight the fire? It certainly isn’t being reported in the news, just a tidbit here and there.
Fight over Compost Fire Costs Going to Court | WOAI.COM: San Antonio News
Zumwalt’s attorney did tell News 4 WOAI the judge ordered the [...]

Posted in Helotes, Henry Zumwalt, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 1 Comment »

This story exemplifies the problems with government on so many levels.
MySA.com: Metro | State
“It is in the county, not the Helotes city limits, and it comes down to
money and how much someone will have to pay to put this fire out,” he
said. “I have been working nonstop to get the ball rolling because my
primary concern [...]

Posted in Bexar County Commissioner's Court, Helotes, Henry Zumwalt, Jon Allan, Nelson Wolff, Seth Mitchell, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Uncategorized, bexar county 2 Comments »