KVUE'S RECENT NEWS COVERAGE: Neighbors frustrated with answers after questioning permit for new chemical facility in rural Williamson County
June 17, 2022
KVUE'S RECENT NEWS COVERAGE: Neighbors frustrated with answers after questioning permit for new chemical facility in rural Williamson County
Exfluor Research Corporation needs an air quality permit to build its new facility in the Florence area. The public voiced their concerns if the facility leaks.
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Tonight, @TCEQ is hosting a public meeting on an Air Quality permit for Exfluor Research Corporation. Thousands of people signed a https://t.co/XLQNtJSPeE petition calling for TCEQ to deny the permit. pic.twitter.com/vrGGrUhFAv
— Mike Marut (@MikeMarutKVUE) June 17, 2022
Many people with the North San Gabriel Alliance are here tonight to speak against the permit. If @TCEQ approves the permit, Exfluor will be able to build a new facility in the Andice/Florence area. pic.twitter.com/UzFSF8IspE
— Mike Marut (@MikeMarutKVUE) June 17, 2022
Questions tonight are so far focused on emergencies, chemicals, and contingencies. pic.twitter.com/4Ntrswb8hN
— Mike Marut (@MikeMarutKVUE) June 17, 2022
Q: Why not build in an industrial area?
— Mike Marut (@MikeMarutKVUE) June 17, 2022
A: we want to locate ourselves where there’s a buffer between us and population centers. pic.twitter.com/uzj1MHWiEU
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"Patricia Mulvihill, president of the North San Gabriel Alliance, said the Alliance and the community have succeeded in delaying Exfluor’s construction since April 2022. Alliance members are hopeful the upcoming hearings will continue to delay construction until at least December. Mulvihill added that her organization was thrilled when they learned the contested case hearing had been granted."
December 23rd, 2022 NSGA and 9 individuals, with combined 10 issues, were granted a Contested Case Hearing by the TCEQ Commissioners on December 14, 2022. We are now waiting to receive the date for the preliminary hearing. Click Here for video of the 12-14-2022 TCEQ Commissioners Meeting, and details of their unanimous decision on Youtube.
December 23rd, 2022
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The Executive Director has made the Response to Public Comment (RTC) for the application by Exfluor Research Corporation for NSR Permit No. 165848 available for viewing on the Internet. You may view and print the document by visiting the TCEQ Commissioners’ Integrated Database at the following link: https://www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/cid
September 13th, 2022
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“I live right on the corner near the plant,” said Elizabeth Williams, who is a member of the North San Gabriel Alliance, during the informal question-and-answer period of the meeting. “My family has been there for seven generations, so we’re pretty scared.”
