Home World Environment EPA fines SpaceX over environmental violations in South TexasEEnvironmentEPA fines SpaceX over environmental violations in South TexasSeptember 12, 2024 EPA fines SpaceX over environmental violations in South Texas https://www.chron.com/culture/article/epa-fine-spacex-texas-water-19760415.php by chrondotcom 1 comment[SpaceX](https://www.chron.com/culture/article/spacex-land-on-mars-19752466.php) has been ordered to pay up a six-figure sum over pollutants the company is accused of spitting into wetlands bordering its launch facility in South Texas. The Environmental Protection Agency [fined Elon Musk’s spacecraft company $148,378](https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2024-09/spacex_cafo_cwa-06-2024-1768_txu09110_090624__0.pdf) for a 2022 liquid oxygen spill and for discharging gallons of deluge water to wetlands near its launch pad in recent months. The wetlands affected have a continuous surface connection to the Rio Grande and are considered [protected navigable waters](https://www.epa.gov/wotus/final-rule-navigable-waters-protection-rule). As the EPA noted, those discharges require a specific permit that SpaceX lacked. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality previously fined SpaceX [almost $4,000](https://www.chron.com/culture/article/spacex-clean-water-fine-19745131.php) for the discharges stemming from its water deluge system, also known as a “flame deflector.” [Read the full story here.](https://www.chron.com/culture/article/epa-fine-spacex-texas-water-19760415.php)Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
[SpaceX](https://www.chron.com/culture/article/spacex-land-on-mars-19752466.php) has been ordered to pay up a six-figure sum over pollutants the company is accused of spitting into wetlands bordering its launch facility in South Texas. The Environmental Protection Agency [fined Elon Musk’s spacecraft company $148,378](https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2024-09/spacex_cafo_cwa-06-2024-1768_txu09110_090624__0.pdf) for a 2022 liquid oxygen spill and for discharging gallons of deluge water to wetlands near its launch pad in recent months. The wetlands affected have a continuous surface connection to the Rio Grande and are considered [protected navigable waters](https://www.epa.gov/wotus/final-rule-navigable-waters-protection-rule). As the EPA noted, those discharges require a specific permit that SpaceX lacked. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality previously fined SpaceX [almost $4,000](https://www.chron.com/culture/article/spacex-clean-water-fine-19745131.php) for the discharges stemming from its water deluge system, also known as a “flame deflector.” [Read the full story here.](https://www.chron.com/culture/article/epa-fine-spacex-texas-water-19760415.php)
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[SpaceX](https://www.chron.com/culture/article/spacex-land-on-mars-19752466.php) has been ordered to pay up a six-figure sum over pollutants the company is accused of spitting into wetlands bordering its launch facility in South Texas.
The Environmental Protection Agency [fined Elon Musk’s spacecraft company $148,378](https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2024-09/spacex_cafo_cwa-06-2024-1768_txu09110_090624__0.pdf) for a 2022 liquid oxygen spill and for discharging gallons of deluge water to wetlands near its launch pad in recent months. The wetlands affected have a continuous surface connection to the Rio Grande and are considered [protected navigable waters](https://www.epa.gov/wotus/final-rule-navigable-waters-protection-rule). As the EPA noted, those discharges require a specific permit that SpaceX lacked.
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality previously fined SpaceX [almost $4,000](https://www.chron.com/culture/article/spacex-clean-water-fine-19745131.php) for the discharges stemming from its water deluge system, also known as a “flame deflector.”
[Read the full story here.](https://www.chron.com/culture/article/epa-fine-spacex-texas-water-19760415.php)