Annual Enforcement Report Fiscal Year 2005 Enforcement Division Office of Compliance and Enforcement Texas Commission on Environmental Quality November 30, 2005 The electronic annual enforcement report is available on the TCEQ’s Web Page at http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/compliance/enforcement/reports/AER/annenfreport.html TCEQ FINAL ANNUAL ENFORCEMENT REPORT - FISCAL YEAR 2005 TABLE OF CONTENTS Background ........................................................................... 1 The Environmental Toolbox .............................................................. 2 Pollution Prevention Through Technical Assistance ..................................... 2 Table 1: Technical Assistance Activities ........................................ 3 Figure 1: Wastes Reduced Thru Technical Assistance Activities ..................... 3 Figure 2: VOCs Reduced Thru Technical Assistance Activities ...................... 3 Assistance to Small Businesses and Local Governments .................................. 4 Table 2: Small Business and Local Government Assistance Activities ................. 4 Figure 3: Multi-Media Site Visits and Resulting Compliance Commitment Partnerships.................................. 5 Educational Opportunities and Technical Assistance Through Coordinated Events ............. 5 Table 3: Event Coordination and Education Activities ............................. 5 Figure 4: Waste Disposed from Household Hazardous Waste and Agricultural Chemical Collection Events................................. 6 Investigations and Enforcement Policy................................................ 7 Figure 5: Routine Investigations .............................................. 8 Figure 6: Complaints Investigated............................................. 8 Figure 7: Notices of Violation Issued .......................................... 9 Figure 8: Summary of Texas Environmental, Health and Safety Audit Privilege Act Statistics ................................ 10 Table 4: Percent of Facilities Inspected by the TCEQ in Compliance ................. 11 Dollars and Sense...................................................................... 12 Figure 9: Total Number of Administrative Orders Issued by Fiscal Year .................... 13 Figure 10: Number of Administrative Orders Issued by Media and Fiscal Year ............... 14 Table 5: Summary of Administrative Penalty Amounts and SEPs by Fiscal Year .............. 15 Figure 11: Penalties and SEPs in Administrative Orders Issued ........................... 15 Table 6: Summary of Civil Judicial Order Penalty Amounts and SEPs by Fiscal Year .......... 16 The Criminal Element .................................................................. 17 Table 7: Summary of Criminal Investigation Information by Fiscal Year .................... 17 Comparative Analysis of Performance ..................................................... 18 Figure 12: Percent of Orders Issued by Media Type .................................... 18 Figure 13: Percent of Industry Types with Orders Issued in FY 2005 ...................... 19 Figure 14: Percent of Industry Types with Previous Orders Issued ......................... 20 Figure 15: Percent of Industry Types with Same or Similar Violations ..................... 21 ii Figure 16: Size of Regulated Entities with Administrative Orders Issued in FY 2005 .......... 22 Table 8: Percent of Citations Included in Orders Issued.................................. 23 Figure 17: Percent of Most Frequently Cited Rules or Statutes by Media Type ............... 24 Figure 18: Severity of Violations Included in Orders Issued in FY 2005 .................... 25 Assessment of Emissions Events .......................................................... 26 Background .................................................................... 26 Rule Revisions ................................................................. 26 Data from FY 2004 to FY 2005 .................................................... 26 Reported Incidents .............................................................. 27 Figure 19: Reported Incidents............................................... 27 Total Quantity of Emissions ....................................................... 28 Figure 20: Total Quantity of Emissions ........................................ 28 Reductions in Reported Emissions.................................................. 29 Figure 21: Reductions in Emissions........................................... 29 Major Contaminants Released ..................................................... 30 Figure 22: Major Contaminants Released ...................................... 30 Top 5 Contributing Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes ........................ 31 Figure 23: Contributing SIC Codes........................................... 31 Figure 24: Quantity of Contaminants by SIC Code ............................... 32 Highly-Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds (HRVOCs) ............................... 33 Figure 25: HRVOCs - FY04 ................................................ 33 Figure 26: HRVOCs - FY05 ................................................ 33 Investigation and Enforcement of all Incidents ........................................ 34 Figure 27: Investigation and Enforcement of All Incidents......................... 34 Emissions Events Investigations.................................................... 35 Figure 28: Emissions Event Investigations ..................................... 35 Excessive Emissions Events ....................................................... 36 Figure 29: Excessive Emissions Events ........................................ 36 Table 9: FY 2005 Total Number of Incidents Reported Statewide under 30 TAC Ch. 101, Subchapter F...................................................... 37 Table 10: FY 2005 Total Quantity of Air Contaminants (in pounds) Reported Statewide under 30 TEX. ADMIN. CODE Ch. 101 Subchapter F ............................. 38 Table 11: FY 2005 Total Quantity of Air Contaminants (in pounds) Reported Statewide under 30 TEX. ADMIN. CODE Chapter 101, Subchapter F ......................... 39 Table 12: FY 2005 Total Number of Incidents Reported Statewide under 30 TEX. ADMIN. CODE Chapter 101, Subchapter F ........................................... 40 Table 13: FY 2005 Total Quantity of Air Contaminants (in Pounds) by Source Category Reported Statewide under 30 TEX. ADMIN. CODE Chapter 101, Subchapter F . 41 Table 14: FY 2005 Total Quantity of Highly Reactive Volatile Organic Compounds (HRVOCs) Emitted iii Reported Statewide under 30 TEX. ADMIN. CODE Chapter 101, Subchapter F . 42 Table 15: FY 2005 Agency Response to Maintenance, Shutdown, Startup and Opacity Incidents Reported under 30 TEX. ADMIN. CODE Chapter 101, Subchapter F .... 43 Table 16: FY 2005 Agency Response to Emissions Events (EEs) Reported under 30 TEX. ADMIN. CODE Chapter 101, Subchapter F ............................... 44 Table 17 : FY 2005 Agency Response to Incidents Reported under 30 TEX. ADMIN. CODE Chapter 101, Subchapter F ........................................... 45 Results of Enforcement Actions........................................................... 46 Figure 30: Impact Analysis of Administrative and Civil Judicial Enforcement Orders.......... 46 Figure 31: Results of Administrative and Civil Judicial Enforcement Orders Fiscal Year 2005 Permitting and Process Changes ...................................................... 47 Figure 32: Results of Administrative and Civil Judicial Enforcement Orders Fiscal Year 2005 Clean Up, Monitoring, and Recordkeeping Requirements ......................... 48 Figure 33: Results of Administrative and Civil Judicial Enforcement Orders Fiscal Year 2005 Pollution Prevention .............................................................. 49 Table 18 - Twenty-Five Largest Estimated Pollutant Reductions from Enforcement Orders ................................. 50 Tables and Appendices ................................................................. 52 Table Descriptions: .............................................................. 52 Table 19A-1: Total Investigations Conducted Fiscal Year 2005 (9/1/2004 - 8/31/2005) ........ 55 Table 19A-2: On-site Investigations Conducted Fiscal Year 2005 (9/1/2004 - 8/31/2005) ....... 56 Table 19B-1: Total Investigations Conducted Fiscal Year 2004 (9/1/2003 - 8/31/2004) ......... 57 Table 19B-2: On-site Investigations Conducted Fiscal Year 2004 (9/1/2003 - 8/31/2004) ....... 58 Table 19C-1: Total Investigations Conducted Fiscal Year 2003 (9/1/2002 - 8/31/2003) ......... 59 Table 19C-2: On-site Investigations Conducted Fiscal Year 2003 (9/1/2002 - 8/31/2003) ....... 60 Table 19D: Investigations Conducted Fiscal Year 2002 (9/1/2001 - 8/31/2002) ............... 61 Table 19E: Investigations Conducted Fiscal Year 2001 (9/1/2000 - 8/31/2001) ............... 62 Table 19F: Investigations Conducted Fiscal Year 2000 (9/1/1999 - 8/31/2000) ............... 63 Table 20A: Complaints Investigated Fiscal Year 2005 (9/1/2004 - 8/31/2005) ............... 64 Table 20B: Complaints Investigated Fiscal Year 2004 (9/1/2003 - 8/31/2004) ............... 65 Table 20C: Complaints Investigated Fiscal Year 2003 (9/1/2002 - 8/31/2003) ............... 66 Table 20D: Complaints Investigated Fiscal Year 2002 (9/1/2001 - 8/31/2002) ............... 67 Table 20E: Complaints Investigated Fiscal Year 2001 (9/1/2000 - 8/31/2001) ............... 68 Table 20F: Complaints Investigated Fiscal Year 2000 (9/1/1999 - 8/31/2000) ...............