Cynthia Delaney Palomares, P.G., P.E.
Waste Permits Division
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
Current Position
For the past 22 years Cynthia Delaney Palomares has been employed as a Project
Manager in the Industrial and Hazardous Waste Permits Section, Waste Permits
Division of the TCEQ.
Experience and Education
As a project manager, Ms. Palomares reviews and evaluates permit applications,
compliance reports and notices of waste management activities for both regulatory and
technical completeness to ensure compliance with applicable hazardous waste,
radioactive waste and Texas Risk Reduction Program rules and regulations. In addition,
Ms. Palomares is a member of the Waste Permits Division Disaster Response team and
is also a project manager for RCRA Authorization rule projects that adopt EPA
amendments into Texas Administrative Code regulations. Prior to employment with the
TCEQ, Ms. Palomares was employed as a staff scientist for Westinghouse Hanford
Company in Richland, Washington for 3 years.
Ms. Palomares earned both a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degree in
Engineering Geology from Texas A&M University in College Station and is licensed in
Texas as both a professional geoscientist and professional engineer.
Contact Information
Telephone: (512) 239-6079
E-mail: cynthia.palomares@tceq.texas.gov
Fax: (512) 239-6383