Application must be postmarked or submitted online by October 26, 2007. Please complete the following information, as applicable, when submitting your environmental project for consideration in the 2008 Texas Environmental Excellence Awards competition. Download 2008 application instructions. (PDF file)
GENERAL INFORMATION Date:
Company Name (List all entities being nominated)
Previous Name of Company (if applicable)
State Solid Waste Registration Number			Air Account Number
EPA Identification Number			TRI Identification Number
Customer Reference Number			Regulated Entity Reference Number
Type of Business or Organization
Business Subsidiary of			No. of Employees
Contact Person & Title
Mailing Address
City	State		Zip
Physical Address (if different)
City	State		Zip
Daytime Phone ( )		Fax ( )
E-mail Address
Web Site Address
Total Number of Applications Submitted
Award Category (Final determination made by the TCEQ.)
Large Business/Technical		Innovative Technology

(1) Name of project:

(2) Describe the project in detail (purpose, goals, history, description of the problem, accomplishments to date, how it is exceptional, etc.). What type of environmental improvement was made and how was the improvement accomplished? Are there any partnerships with the community? Does it address a high priority environmental need? Is it financially self-sustaining? Does it go above and beyond legal requirements? Is the project a response to anticipated future regulations or does it represent environmental leadership? Does the project address health and safety concerns of workers or the community? What measures of success are there such as cost savings, cost of project, rate of return, employees trained, etc. Were there economic or other benefits for the local community? (Describe in 600 words or less.)

(3) Is this project innovative or creative in its use or application of technology or personnel? If so, please explain. Can the technology be transferred to either a large number of similar industries or does it have applications in other industrial sectors (i.e. SIC codes)? (Explain in 100 words or less.)

(4) Describe how the project benefits the environment (for example, how it reduces hazardous waste or air emissions; by source reduction, recycling, or resources it conserves) and the specific waste streams that are being reduced. Can the project serve as a model on how to achieve waste reductions? (Describe in 100 words or less.)

(5) Year your project was started: Ongoing project?   Yes   No
Fully Implemented?   Yes No
Baseline year for evaluation if different than project start year?
This application is:     Project Specific            Facility-wide Program

(6) Check each category reduced as a result of your project or program. Quantify the reductions achieved by your project or program on the attached tables using the units indicated. For specific projects, volumes and reductions should be for specific waste, emissions, etc., targeted by project. For overall facility programs, volumes and reductions should be for facility-wide waste, emissions, etc., under that category.

Greenhouse Gases (expressed in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent, CO₂=1, CH₄=21, N₂O=310, HFCs=140-11700, SF₆=23900)