Friday, July 15, 2011

Public Meeting Set for August 23, 7 P.M.

TCEQ has scheduled a public meeting on Enron Oil & Gas Resources, Inc.'s application for air quality permit # 95412.

The public meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 23, at 7:00 P.M. in the Muenster ISD cafetorium (135 E. 7th Street).

The official notice on TCEQ's online calendar contains details about the format of the public meeting.

Please plan to attend and make your voice heard.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Presentation from Informational Meetings

In case you weren't able to attend either of the informational meetings last week in Muenster and Saint Jo, there's a version of the presentation from those meetings available online here.

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Concerns about Frack Sand Mine Making News

In recent days, several local and regional media outlets have featured residents' concerns over EOG's frack sand mine and processing facility. Here's a sampling:

Bowie News

(...and followup story)

Gainesville Daily Register

Weekly News of Cooke County

Wichita Falls Times-Record News
(...and followup story)

KXII TV

Daily Ardmoreite


Thanks to the local press for keeping the public in the know!

Sample Letter to TCEQ

Here is the text of a sample letter to TCEQ, along with instructions on how to submit it either electronically or by mail.

Don't delay!

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Muenster Meeting Recap: Film on KXII

Nearly 40 people attended the public informational meeting in Muenster on June 14, including several from the Oklahoma side of the Red. Oklahoma State Representative Tommy Hardin (District 49) attended, along with Marshall County Commissioners Don Melton and Chris Duroy. From Texas, Cooke County Pct. 4 Commissioner Leon Klement attended.

KXII had a reporter at the meeting, and aired a segment about it on that evening's 10 o'clock newscast. You can read the transcript and see the video of the news segment here

Thanks to all the elected officials, press folk, and concerned citizens for coming out to get informed!

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Informational Meetings this Week in Muenster and Saint Jo

Come learn as much as we know about EOG's plans for its Cooke County frack sand mine, and find out what you can do to learn more.

The times and places of these informational meetings for the public are:

Tuesday, June 14
6:00 PM
Rohmer's Restaurant
Muenster, Texas

Thursday, June 16
6:00 PM
Civic Center
Saint Jo, Texas

Hope to see you there!

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

EOG's Application for Air Quality Permit #95412

TCEQ makes hard copies of pending air quality permit applications available for public viewing at locations near the project site. In this case, the application is available for public viewing at the Muenster Public Library.

For those who can get to an internet connection more quickly or conveniently than they can get to Muenster during library hours, here are links to pdf versions of a scanned copy of EOG's application for air quality permit # 95412:
Lower resolution (~4 MB)
Higher resolution (~12 MB)