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TCEQ Public Hearing SpaceX Waste Water Permit Application
SpaceX has applied for a wastewater permit with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to dump polluted water on Boca Chica Beach and lands sacred to the Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of Texas. TCEQ will host a public hearing about SpaceX’s plans in Brownsville on October 17, 2024. Here’s a link to the TCEQ permit notice: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_WXDlz1y0y2k-_HKP9vLDU5Y7nqzo8nK/view?usp=sharing
Attend the TCEQ Public Hearing on Oct 17:
The public hearing will be held on October 17, 2024, at 7:00 PM at the Brownsville Brownsville Sports Park Gymnasium (1000 Sports Park Boulevard, Brownsville, TX). TCEQ staff will present the draft permit application at the hearing, and residents can comment publicly on the record.
Submit a comment to oppose the SpaceX permit:
Go to website: https://www14.tceq.texas.gov/epic/eComment/
Type in the permit number: WQ0005462000
Select both pending permits and complete the online form with your information and public comment. Click submit.
Please list all the reasons why SpaceX’s water pollution and activities directly impact you on Boca Chica Beach. Here’s a template public comment that you may reference:
Dear TCEQ Chief Clerk,
I am opposed to the issuance of the following permits for SpaceX LLC: WQ0005462000
The SpaceX launch pad and Starbase facility emit unacceptable levels of pollutants that threaten Brownsville and Rio Grande Valley residents’ health and well-being. Water pollutants also damage the sensitive wetland, salt marsh, and mudflat ecosystems of South Bay, Lower Rio Grande Valley Wildlife Refuge, and Boca Chica Beach, home to numerous endangered and threatened species, especially migratory birds. I am directly impacted by SpaceX’s wastewater pollution and activities because_________________. For this reason, I request a contested case hearing for the nearby affected residents on this permit application. I also demand that the TCEQ provide Spanish language interpretation and translation services at the hearing on October 17. In addition, the TCEQ and SpaceX staff must consult with the Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of Texas, the original Native people of this region, about this permit application and all SpaceX activities at the Boca Chica Beach site.
More information about SpaceX’s negative impact on the community & environment:
Click to see our fact sheet in English & Spanish here.
*We will post more updates on this blog page in the days before the public hearing on October 17.
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