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In Texas, CAFOs Are Regulated by the TCEQ by Mario Villarino
Oct20

In Texas, CAFOs Are Regulated by the TCEQ by Mario Villarino

Developed by Dr. Mario A. Villarino, County Extension Agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources Hopkins County, Texas In Texas, concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) are regulated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Any CAFO with more than 300 animal units (more than 200 mature dairy cows) located in the dairy outreach program...

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Nuisance Abatement Act, TCEQ Contract Approved by Commissioners Court; Update Given on NET Data
Jun04

Nuisance Abatement Act, TCEQ Contract Approved by Commissioners Court; Update Given on NET Data

Hopkins County Commissioners Court during their regular session Monday renewed a Nuisance Abatement Act and a contract with Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Commissioners also heard an update from company officials regarding i3 Vertical’s acquisition of NET Data. Citizen Comments Dave Graves updates Hopkins County Commissioners Court about NET Data following the company’s acquisition by i3 Verticals. During the...

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Fossil Fuels Got A Boost From Lawmakers Who Aim To Fix Texas’ Grid, While Renewable Energy Escaped Stricter Regulations
Jun05

Fossil Fuels Got A Boost From Lawmakers Who Aim To Fix Texas’ Grid, While Renewable Energy Escaped Stricter Regulations

June 5, 2023- Texas Legislators largely ignored pleas for reform from environmental advocates during this year’s legislative session — failing to act on lowering energy use, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and lessening the disproportionate impact of pollution on communities of color. At the same time, the laws they did approve try to block local attempts to control greenhouse gas emissions, eliminate tax incentives for renewable...

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Dike Election Receives Interest at State Level
May04

Dike Election Receives Interest at State Level

All eyes are on the rural area of Dike, Texas as an election to make Dike an incorporated municipality is set for Saturday, May 6th at the Dike Community Center. A recent solar plant project has disrupted the quiet life in Dike. Some residents’ in Dike have banded together to have their Class C Incorporation request put on the ballot to add an extra layer of protection for landowners in that area. Tyler based KLTV recently...

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Blattner Battles State of Texas on Damages From Building Solar Plant
Apr21

Blattner Battles State of Texas on Damages From Building Solar Plant

April 21, 2023 – An investigation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is ongoing in the Dike, Texas area in response to complaints from nearby landowners. TCEQ found during an investigation between February 22, 2023 and March 6, 2023 that the construction of the solar plant by Blattner Energy, LLC is in violation of the provisions laid out in TPDES General Permit No. TXR150000. Stormwater from the site...

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Sulphur River Board Notifies Authorities of Damages from ENGIE Solar Plant in Dike
Apr14

Sulphur River Board Notifies Authorities of Damages from ENGIE Solar Plant in Dike

April 14, 2023 – The Sulphur River Basin Authority issued a resolution on March 28, 2023 as a result of their findings involving the ENGIE Solar Project in Dike, Texas operated by Hopkins Energy, LLC. The board found that the state’s natural resources within the Sulphur River basin were being impacted in a dramatically negative way. Notifications of the resolution including evidence of the damages was then sent to all...

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NOTICE: City Of Sulphur Springs Surface Water Treatment Technique Violation
Dec28

NOTICE: City Of Sulphur Springs Surface Water Treatment Technique Violation

The City of Sulphur Springs Utilities Director James Jordan reports due to the weather event over the past week, a surface water treatment technique violation occurred Dec. 24, 2022, at the Water Treatment Plant. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) sets minimum water quality standards for public drinking water. One of these standards is a turbidity limit. Turbidity by itself has no health effects. However, turbidity...

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Part Of Private Drive To Be Added To Precinct 3 Road Inventory; Road Complaint Made To Commissioners Court
Nov29

Part Of Private Drive To Be Added To Precinct 3 Road Inventory; Road Complaint Made To Commissioners Court

The bulk of discussion during the Nov. 28, 2022 meeting of Hopkins County Commissioners Court revolved around Precinct 3. Proposed was the addition of part of a private drive to the county road inventory. A complaint was made by a resident about the continued bad condition of a county road, and the county fire marshal submitted for inclusion in the official record for the Nov. 28, 2022 meeting of Hopkins County Commissioners Court two...

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What to do with Tires?
Mar30

What to do with Tires?

Spring is here, and ‘Spring Cleanup’ is coming soon. By ‘Spring Cleanup’ we mean the annual chance for residents of Hopkins County to take certain waste materials to locations in Hopkins County for disposal. Neither the City or County cleanup events will accept tires. So… what to do? Landfill KSST also contact the local Republic Landfill in Campbell, TX. They will not accept any tires under any...

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Boil Water Notice For Shady Grove #2 WSC Rescinded March 18
Mar18

Boil Water Notice For Shady Grove #2 WSC Rescinded March 18

On March 15, 2022, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality required the Shady Grove #2 public water system, TX1120020, to issue a Boil Water Notice as a safety precaution to inform customers, individuals, or employees that due to conditions which occurred recently in the public water system, the water from this public water system was required to be boiled prior to use for drinking water or human consumption purposes. The public...

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