The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has proposed a $30,782 penalty against the YFZ Ranch for a series of alleged violations of environmental rules. A formal hearing is slated for January 11, 2012, before the three TCEQ commissioners for a final determination on the proposed penalty.
According to documents filed as part of the agenda for the hearing, the YFZ Ranch is charged with seven individual violations and has not replied to formal notices the agency sent August 19, 2011 by certified mail.