All civil and criminal appraoches available to Texas cities and counties to control pollution
This is the appendix from Local Control of Illegal Dumping, Texas 2010 Edition
Selected violations from Texas water Code Chapter 7, Subchapter E
Summary of felony and misdemeanor outdoor burning criminal statutes
Chapter 5: Illegal Outdoor Burning from Local Control of Illegal Dumping, Texas 2010 Edition
Sections 330.1 to 330.25 of the primary Texas rule controling municipal solid waste; includes primary definitions
These are the Texas statutes concerning local governments entering property for environmental cases.
This is the primary statute controling water quality in the state; includes primary definitions
Long analysis of the TCEQ's enforcement effectiveness from an analysis of statistice on selected cases from 2001 to 2003

Unusual Dumping

Sharks Dumped Near Port Lavaca

Sharks dumped near Port Lavaca

Possible Violations

THSC Chapter 365.012(g)
State jial felony for commercial dumping any solid waste or littter weighing 200 pounds or more

TWC Section 7.145
Five year felony for disposing any waste or pollutant from a "point source" (i.e., in this case a truck) into or adjacent to water without a permit

Can you think of other possible violations?

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