Office of Compliance and Enforcement Ramiro Garcia Jr

Office of Compliance and Enforcement Ramiro Garcia, Jr. Deputy Director TCEQ Trade Fair 2017

OCE Mission Programs within OCE take swift action that is fair, sensible and responsive to the needs of the citizens of Texas Ø To protect human health and the environment by ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations Ø To promote voluntary compliance through a comprehensive program of regional investigations, technical assistance and outreach, environmental monitoring and appropriate enforcement Ø To prevent, protect, respond to and recover from natural and manmade disasters

OCE Staff Resource Distribution OCE Resources – 1035 FTEs 10 107 Deputy Director Enforcement Division Monitoring Division 65 723 Critical Infrastructure Division Regional Areas

OCE Organization Chart Enforcement Division Bryan Sinclair, Director Ramiro Garcia, Jr. – Deputy Director Tracy Miller – Special Assistant Susan Johnson – Special Assistant Monica Aplin – Executive Assistant Critical Infrastructure Division Kelly Cook, Director Monitoring Division Cory Chism, Director North Central & West Texas Area Randy Ammons, Director Border & Permian Basin Area David Ramirez, Director Coastal & East Texas Area Kelly Keel Linden, Director Central Texas Area Susan Jablonski, Director

TCEQ Regional Areas

TCEQ is a Part of the Community Ø Sixteen Regional Offices and two satellite offices across the state q. Matrix staff embedded in Regions q Four Watermaster Programs q Environmental Assistance Division q Office of Legal Services q Various Permit Divisions

OCE Critical Functions Ø Conduct Compliance Investigations (FY 16 – 102, 315 agency wide) Ø Investigate Complaints (FY 16 – 4, 873) Ø Review Emission Events Reported to TCEQ (FY 16 – 3, 824) Ø Issue Notices of Violation (FY 16 – 17, 913) Ø Issue Enforcement Orders (FY 16 – 1, 404) Ø Conduct ambient monitoring of air quality Ø Respond to environmental emergency incidents

Ultimate Goal Regulatory Compliance

What Brings TCEQ to You? Ø Investigation Types q. Routine Compliance Investigations q Regularly Scheduled or On-Demand – Federal / State Commitments – Risk Determinations Ø Complaints

Boots on the Ground

Desk Reviews Self-Reported Data Ø File Reviews Ø

Discharge Monitoring Report

Federal Operating Permit Deviation Report

TCEQ has conducted an investigation…. Now what? TCEQ applies the Enforcement Initiation Criteria, which results in one of the following actions: q. General Compliance Letter q. Notice of Violation (NOV) q. Notice of Enforcement (NOE) q. Field Citation

Communication is KEY

Compliance Tools Environmental Assistance Division General Education Events Regulatory Workshops Telephone Hotlines TCEQ Website Publications Guidance Documents On-site/Off-site Facility Assistance Environmentors

Questions? Office of Compliance & Enforcement (512) 239 -5100 Environmental Assistance Division (512) 239 -3100