Top Subjects of Interest to the Public

This page is currently under construction. We will be adding more topics over the next several months.

Public Information

• How to file a Public Information Request (open records)

Air Quality

• Air Quality—ozone
• Concrete crushers and rock crushes—standard permits
• Odor Complaints
• Smoke and outdoor Burning
• Blue Ridge Landfill (Pearland odor concerns)

Land, Landfills, and Waste

• Landfill Permitting
• Scrap tire disposal
• Utility districts

Drinking Water

• Arsenic and drinking water
• Boil water notice requirements
• Desalination for Public Water Systems
• Municipal utility districts
• Utility districts

Utilities

• Municipal utility districts
• Utility districts

Wastewater and Reusing Water

• Sanitary sewer overflows
• Reusing Graywater or Reclaimed Water
• Municipal utility districts

Permitting and Enforcement

• How the TCEQ enforces rules
• How to file a Public Information Request
• Concrete crushers and rock crushers—standard permits
• Landfill permitting
• Permitting process with a contested case hearing
• Superfund sites

Water Rights

• Water Rights

Surface Water

• Flood control
• High hazard dams