Concrete batch plants are where materials like cement, water, sand and rocks are combined and mixed together. It’s then poured into trucks and transported to nearby construction projects.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is weighing how to implement two new state laws that could tighten regulations on concrete batch plants.
Senate Bill 763 requires the TCEQ to review air quality permits for concrete batch plants every eight years. Previously, these reviews were optional and occurred every 10 years…