Texas Commission on Environmental Quality - Supplemental Environmental Projects
data.texas.gov | Last Updated 14 Aug 2024This is data represented in the Annual Enforcement Report, pursuant to Texas Water Code Section 5.126, and published each December following the end of the fiscal year. Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) are environmentally beneficial projects that a respondent agrees to undertake in settlement of an enforcement action. Dollars directed to TCEQ-approved environmental projects may be used to offset assessed penalties in enforcement actions.
This dataset has the following 29 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program | program | text | TCEQ regulatory program area | AIR QUALITY WATER QUALITY MULTI-MEDIA PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY PETROLEUM STORAGE TANKS view top 100 |
| Case No. | case_no | text | A system generated number used to uniquely identify a specific enforcement action | 35088 42164 43129 43905 44465 view top 100 |
| Customer Name | respondent_name | text | Customer name of the legal entity (respondent) associated to the administrative order | EQUISTAR CHEMICALS, LP CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LP EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC TOTALENERGIES PETROCHEMICALS & REFINING USA, INC. view top 100 |
| Order Date | effective_date | calendar_date | Date the order was issued by the Commission | 2023-08-22T00:00:00.000 2016-08-09T00:00:00.000 2023-07-27T00:00:00.000 2016-11-08T00:00:00.000 2021-10-27T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| Penalty Assessed | assessed_amt | number | Total amount of penalties (in dollars) that was assessed in the order | 13125 7500 15000 25000 6563 view top 100 |
| Penalty Deferred | deferred_amt | number | Portion of the Penalty Assessed amount that was deferred contingent upon compliance with the order | 0 2625 1500 3000 1312 view top 100 |
| Payable Amount | payable_amt | number | Portion of the Penalty Assessed amount that was required to be paid (minus any Deferred and SEP Offset amounts) | 0 5250 3000 12500 6000 view top 100 |
| SEP Costs Total | total_sep_cost | number | Estimated dollar amount actually expended on all SEPs associated to the administrative order | 5250 3000 12500 6000 12000 view top 100 |
| SEP Offset Total | total_sep_offset | number | Portion of the Penalty Assessed amount that was contributed to all SEPs associated to the administrative order | 5250 3000 12500 6000 12000 view top 100 |
| Type 1 | type_1 | text | Type of SEP (environmental benefit) | POLLUTION PREVENTION POLLUTION REDUCTION CLEANUP ENVIRONMENTAL ENHANCEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION view top 100 |
| SEP Project 1 | sep_project_1 | text | Description of the SEP project | THE CONTRIBUTION WILL BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HOUSTON-GALVESTON AERCO AND THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. SEP MONIES WILL BE USED TO PAY FOR THE COST OF REPLACING OLDER DIESEL BUSES WITH ALTERNATIVE FUELED OR CLEAN DIESEL BUSES. SEP FUNDS WILL BE USED TO SUPPLEMENT EXISTING OPERATION OF A NETWORK OF AMBIENT AIR MONITORING STATIONS THAT CONTINUOUSLY MEASURE AND RECORD CONCENTRATIONS OF AMBIENT AIR POLLUTANTS. CONDUCT HOME ENERGY AUDITS AND TO ASSIST LOW INCOME RESIDENTS IN THE WEST PORT ARTHUR AREA IN IMPROVING THEIR HOMES' ENERGY EFFICIENCY SUCH AS BY CAULKING, WEATHERIZING, INSULATING, AND REPLACING HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS AND MAJOR APPLIANCES WITH NEW, ENERGY EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT. RC&D WILL COORDINATE WITH LOCAL CITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO CLEAN-UP SITES WHERE TIRES HAVE BEEN DISPOSED OF ILLEGALLY. CONTRIBUTIONS WILL BE USED TO CLEAN UP ILLEGAL TIRE SITES. ELIGIBLE SITES WILL BE LIMITED TO AREAS WHERE A RESPONSIBLE PARTY CAN NOT BE IDENTIFIED AND WHERE THERE IS NO PREEXISTING OBLIGATION TO CLEAN UP THE SITE BY THE OWNER OR GOVERNMENT. SEP MONIES WILL BE USED FOR THE DIRECT COST OF COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF DEBRIS AND TIRES. PROJECT SHALL COORDINATE COLLECTION EVENTS FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS TO BRING IN HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE SUCH AS PAINT, THINNERS, PESTICIDES, OIL AND GAS, CORROSIVE CLEANERS, AND FERTILIZERS FOR PROPER DISPOSAL. WHERE AVAILABLE, THE PROJECTS MAY ALSO OFFER ELECTRONICS COLLECTION AND RECYCLING. SEP FUNDS SHALL BE USED FOR COLLECTION, RECYCLING AND DISPOSAL. view top 100 |
| SEP Cost 1 | sep_cost_1 | number | Estimated dollar amount actually expended on the SEP | 5250 3000 12500 6000 12000 view top 100 |
| SEP Offset 1 | sep_offset_1 | number | Portion of the Penalty Assessed amount in the order that was contributed to an environmentally beneficial project (SEP) | 5250 3000 12500 6000 12000 view top 100 |
| Type 2 | type_2 | text | Type of SEP (environmental benefit) | POLLUTION PREVENTION POLLUTION REDUCTION view top 100 |
| SEP Project 2 | sep_project_2 | text | Description of the SEP project | RC&D WILL COORDINATE WITH LOCAL CITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO CLEAN-UP SITES WHERE TIRES HAVE BEEN DISPOSED OF ILLEGALLY. CONTRIBUTIONS WILL BE USED TO CLEAN UP ILLEGAL TIRE SITES. ELIGIBLE SITES WILL BE LIMITED TO AREAS WHERE A RESPONSIBLE PARTY CAN NOT BE IDENTIFIED AND WHERE THERE IS NO PREEXISTING OBLIGATION TO CLEAN UP THE SITE BY THE OWNER OR GOVERNMENT. SEP MONIES WILL BE USED FOR THE DIRECT COST OF COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF DEBRIS AND TIRES. THE CONTRIBUTION WILL BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HOUSTON-GALVESTON AERCO AND THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. SEP MONIES WILL BE USED TO PAY FOR THE COST OF REPLACING OLDER DIESEL BUSES WITH ALTERNATIVE FUELED OR CLEAN DIESEL BUSES. THE CONTRIBUTION WILL BE TO TEXAS PTA FOR THE CLEAN SCHOOL BUS PROGRAM IN TEXAS AIR QUALITY CONTROL REGION AS SET FORTH IN AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE THIRD-PARTY RECIPIENT AND THE TCEQ. PROJECT WILL COORDINATE WITH CITY AND/OR COUNTY GOVERNMENT FOR HTE CLEAN UP OF SITES WHERE TRASH AND DEBRIS HAS BEEN DISPOSED OF ILLEGALLY. ELIGIBLE SITES WILL BE LIMITED TO THOSE WHERE A RESPONSIBLE PARTY CAN NOT BE IDENTIFIED, THERE IS NO PREEXISTING OBLIGATION TO CLEAN UP THE SITE BY THE OWNER OR THE GOVERNMENT, AND REASONABLE EFFORTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN TAKEN TO PREVENT THE DUMPING. SEP FUNDS SHALL BE USED FOR THE DIRECT COST OF COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF THE TRASH AND DEBRIS. THE RESPONDENT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO BARBERS HILL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT'S ("BARBERS HILL ISD") ALTERNATIVE FUELED VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT PROGRAM. SEP MONIES WILL BE USED TO RETIRE CURRENT DIESEL-POWERED OR GASOLINE POWERED VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT AND REPLACE THOSE VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT WITH ALTERNATIVE-FUELED VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT; CONVERT CURRENT VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT TO ALTERNATIVE-FUELED EQUIPMENT; OR RETROFIT CURRENT GASOLINE OR DIESEL-POWERED EQUIPMENT. view top 100 |
| SEP Cost 2 | sep_cost_2 | number | Estimated dollar amount actually expended on the SEP | 5000 10800 3000 24375 1485 view top 100 |
| SEP Offset 2 | sep_offset_2 | number | Portion of the Penalty Assessed amount in the order that was contributed to an environmentally beneficial project (SEP) | 5000 3000 10800 24375 1485 view top 100 |
| Type 3 | type_3 | text | Type of SEP (environmental benefit) | POLLUTION PREVENTION POLLUTION REDUCTION view top 100 |
| SEP Project 3 | sep_project_3 | text | Description of the SEP project | THE CONTRIBUTION WILL BE USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HOUSTON-GALVESTON AERCO AND THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. SEP MONIES WILL BE USED TO PAY FOR THE COST OF REPLACING OLDER DIESEL BUSES WITH ALTERNATIVE FUELED OR CLEAN DIESEL BUSES. RC&D WILL COORDINATE WITH LOCAL CITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO CLEAN-UP SITES WHERE TIRES HAVE BEEN DISPOSED OF ILLEGALLY. CONTRIBUTIONS WILL BE USED TO CLEAN UP ILLEGAL TIRE SITES. ELIGIBLE SITES WILL BE LIMITED TO AREAS WHERE A RESPONSIBLE PARTY CAN NOT BE IDENTIFIED AND WHERE THERE IS NO PREEXISTING OBLIGATION TO CLEAN UP THE SITE BY THE OWNER OR GOVERNMENT. SEP MONIES WILL BE USED FOR THE DIRECT COST OF COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF DEBRIS AND TIRES. TRASH BASH IS AN ANNUAL EVENT THAT ENTAILS THE USE OF VOLUNTEERS TO CLEAN UP TRASH AND POLLUTANTS FROM GALVESTON BAY AND WATERWAYS IN THE SAN JACINTO WATERSHED. THE PROJECT HAS RESULTED IN THE REMOVAL OF AN AVERAGE OF 141.7 TONS OF TRASH AND 729 ABANDONED TIRES ANNUALLY FROM THESE WATERWAYS. SEP MONIES WILL PAY FOR MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, DISPOSAL COSTS AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE CLEAN UP OF TRASH. WATER-LEVEL RECORDER DATA IN EVERY TEXAS COUNTY - THIS PROJECT WILL EXTEND THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD’S EXISTING GROUNDWATER LEVEL MONITORING NETWORK BY FUNDING THE INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF AUTOMATIC REAL-TIME GROUNDWATER LEVEL RECORDERS IN EVERY TEXAS COUNTY. THE DATA GENERATED FROM THE EXTENDED NETWORK WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE AWARENESS OF THE EFFECTS OF DROUGHT ON TEXAS’ MINOR AND MAJOR AQUIFERS AND ASSIST IN GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT PLANNING AT THE LOCAL AND STATEWIDE LEVEL. THIRD-PARTY ADMINISTRATOR MANAGES A SYSTEM OF ISLAND SANCTUARIES ALONG THE TEXAS COAST. THESE ISLANDS CONSTITUTE MORE THAN 4,000 ACRES THAT ARE HOME TO TWENTY-FIVE SPECIES OF COLONIAL WATERBIRDS, SEVERAL OF WHICH ARE CONSIDERED ENDANGERED OR THREATENED. MANY OF THE SPECIES OF WATERBIRDS NEST ONLY ON ISLANDS OWNED OR LEASED BY THIRD-PARTY ADMINISTRATOR. COLONIAL WATERBIRDS DEPEND ON THESE ROOKERY ISLANDS FOR REPRODUCTION AND SURVIVABILITY. view top 100 |
| SEP Cost 3 | sep_cost_3 | number | Estimated dollar amount actually expended on the SEP | 350 1000 1400 1485 1503 view top 100 |
| SEP Offset 3 | sep_offset_3 | number | Portion of the Penalty Assessed amount in the order that was contributed to an environmentally beneficial project (SEP) | 350 1000 1400 1485 1503 view top 100 |
| Type 4 | type_4 | text | Type of SEP (environmental benefit) | view top 100 |
| SEP Project 4 | sep_project_4 | text | Description of the SEP project | view top 100 |
| SEP Cost 4 | sep_cost_4 | text | Estimated dollar amount actually expended on the SEP | view top 100 |
| SEP Offset 4 | sep_offset_4 | text | Portion of the Penalty Assessed amount in the order that was contributed to an environmentally beneficial project (SEP) | view top 100 |
| Type 5 | type_5 | text | Type of SEP (environmental benefit) | view top 100 |
| SEP Project 5 | sep_project_5 | text | Description of the SEP project | view top 100 |
| SEP Cost 5 | sep_cost_5 | number | Estimated dollar amount actually expended on the SEP | view top 100 |
| SEP Offset 5 | sep_offset_5 | number | Portion of the Penalty Assessed amount in the order that was contributed to an environmentally beneficial project (SEP) | view top 100 |