May 06, 2008 12:15 ET

Administrative Law Judges Recommend Issuance of Environmental Permits to TexCom Gulf Disposal for Wastewater Disposal Project

HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - May 6, 2008) - TexCom, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: TEXC) announced today that two Administrative Law Judges with the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) have issued Proposals for Decision recommending that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) approve TexCom Gulf Disposal, LLC's (TGD) applications for permits to accept and dispose of non-hazardous industrial wastewater in a deep injection well in east Montgomery County.

The decision of the judges followed hearings held in December 2007 during which they heard expert testimony on geology and other factors addressing the potential for injected wastewaters at the proposed site to come in contact with underground sources of drinking water. Parties participating in the hearing included TGD, the TCEQ's Executive Director and Office of Public Interest Counsel, Montgomery County, the City of Conroe, the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District, and a group of individuals who opposed the applications. The judges' recommendations took the form of two Proposals for Decision which will now be subject to final adoption, modification or rejection by the TCEQ Commissioners.

Upon issuance of the permits, construction of surface equipment and testing of the well, TGD will be able to accept and safely dispose of up to 12,000 barrels per day of non-hazardous industrial wastewater into an already completed deep injection well at depths of between 6045 to 6390 feet. The injection formation lies beneath 1100 feet of shale which acts as a confining zone isolating the injected wastewater from area groundwater resources.

Lou Ross, CEO of TexCom, said, "The Administrative Law Judges have unequivocally stated in their conclusions that the TGD wells, if constructed and operated in accordance with the specifications of the applications and the requirements of the draft permits, will not adversely affect public health, public welfare or the environment and will not cause endangerment of underground sources of drinking water. With these Proposals for Decision, we are confident that the Commissioners will approve issuance of the permits."

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