By STEVEN RAY HERNANDEZ Editor Editor@sbnewspaper.com The Texas Commission on Environmental Equality confirmed that an investigation was launched on Monday to test water samples provided by the Military Highway Water Supply Company, which serves many local residents, including those in the La Paloma area and other surrounding rural neighborhoods. The investigation comes after …
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Aug 26 2015
City violates TCEQ guidelines, no fines expected
By PETE BANDA Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com On August 11, the City of San Benito was notified that they were in violation of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) guidelines. The violations stem from a failure to submit water quality reports for the months of March, April, and May. Although there was no …
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Jan 09 2015
‘WORST NIGHTMARE’: Water Plant No. 1 out of compliance
By HEATHER CATHLEEN COX Staff Writer Reporter@sbnewspaper.com “That was our worst nightmare,” said San Benito City Commissioner Joe D. González after listening to the preliminary findings of the city’s engineering firm, showing the City of San Benito’s Water Treatment Plant No. 1 is not in compliance with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). On Dec. …
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Oct 25 2014
Commission OK’s signs discouraging illegal dumping
By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com During Tuesday’s San Benito City Commission, officials discussed action on a Memorandum of Agreement between the city and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The commission OK’d the agreement in an effort to protect surface waters from illegal dumping. Assistant City Manager Arturo Rodriguez said that, at a future …
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