Office of Compliance and Enforcement
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The Office of Compliance and Enforcement is the Texas environmental regulatory division responsible for ensuring adherence to state environmental laws through inspections, monitoring, and enforcement actions.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Office of Compliance and Enforcement canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
environmental regulatory office
ⓘ
government agency division ⓘ |
| appliesLaw |
Texas Health and Safety Code
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas Water Code NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas environmental laws ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
United States Environmental Protection Agency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local environmental authorities in Texas ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| enforces |
permit conditions for environmental discharges
ⓘ
state environmental standards ⓘ |
| field |
environmental law enforcement
ⓘ
environmental protection ⓘ regulatory compliance ⓘ |
| goal |
deterrence of environmental violations
ⓘ
protection of public health ⓘ protection of the environment in Texas ⓘ |
| handles | citizen environmental complaints in Texas ⓘ |
| hasParentAgency | Texas Commission on Environmental Quality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Texas
|
| location | Austin, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitors |
compliance with permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
ⓘ
regulated facilities in Texas ⓘ |
| partOf | Texas Commission on Environmental Quality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
air quality compliance in Texas
ⓘ
industrial and municipal pollution sources in Texas ⓘ waste management compliance in Texas ⓘ water quality compliance in Texas ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
conducting environmental inspections
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coordinating with federal environmental agencies ⓘ enforcement actions against violators ⓘ ensuring compliance with state environmental regulations ⓘ environmental monitoring ⓘ investigating environmental complaints ⓘ issuing notices of violation ⓘ overseeing corrective actions for environmental violations ⓘ |
| scope | statewide operations in Texas ⓘ |
| typeOfEnforcement |
administrative orders
ⓘ
compliance schedules ⓘ penalties and fines ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
administrative enforcement
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civil enforcement ⓘ inspections ⓘ monitoring ⓘ referral for criminal enforcement ⓘ |
| website | https://www.tceq.texas.gov ⓘ |
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