On-Site Wastewater Treatment Research Council Fee (open access)

On-Site Wastewater Treatment Research Council Fee

This document provides information on the on-site wastewater treatment research council fee charged to all property owners in Texas who apply for a permit to construct on-site sewage facilities for treatment and disposal of wastewater, as assessed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Date: September 2003
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Financial Administration Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Managing Small Public Water Systems: Introduction (open access)

Managing Small Public Water Systems: Introduction

Guide describing regulations for managing a small public water system.
Date: April 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Managing Small Public Water Systems (open access)

Managing Small Public Water Systems

This guide is intended to help anyone involved in managing a small utility (i.e. public water system (PWS)).
Date: April 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guidelines for Identifying and Protecting Aquifer Recharge Features (open access)

Guidelines for Identifying and Protecting Aquifer Recharge Features

This document provides guidance on identifying and certifying the presence of recharge features and discusses best management practices to protect aquifers.
Date: October 2005
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water Quality Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Approval of Training for Occupational Licensing (open access)

Approval of Training for Occupational Licensing

This is a guide to the review procedures and standards found in the rules related to training-Title 30, Texas Administrative Code (30 TAC) Chapter 30, Subchapter A. This training is used to meet pre- and post- licensing education requirements for occupational licenses administered by the Permitting and Registration Support Division of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Date: April 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Permitting and Registration Support Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Registration Requirements for Wastewater Operations Companies (open access)

Registration Requirements for Wastewater Operations Companies

This document provides information on the registration requirements according to Title 30, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 30, Subchapter J for wastewater operations companies.
Date: October 2011
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Field Operations Support Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
District Leasing of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plans (open access)

District Leasing of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plans

This document discusses requirements regarding district leasing of water and wastewater facilities.
Date: April 2011
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water Supply Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Training for Underground Storage Tank Operators: A guide for owners and operators of USTs (open access)

Training for Underground Storage Tank Operators: A guide for owners and operators of USTs

"This a general guide to laws and regulations for underground storage tanks and an aid in minimizing potential risks" (p. 1).
Date: May 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Training for Underground Storage Tank Operators (open access)

Training for Underground Storage Tank Operators

General guide to laws and regulations for underground storage tanks and an aid in minimizing potential risks.
Date: May 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Temporarily Removing Petroleum Storage Tanks from Service: A guide for owners and operators of underground storage tanks (open access)

Temporarily Removing Petroleum Storage Tanks from Service: A guide for owners and operators of underground storage tanks

This is a general guide to laws and regulations about underground and aboveground storage tanks and an aid in minimizing potential risks.
Date: May 2010
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Directives for Districts to Escrow or to Not Expend Funds (open access)

Directives for Districts to Escrow or to Not Expend Funds

This document discusses when a district will be directed to escrow bond funds versus not to expend the funds.
Date: March 2011
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water Supply Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Groundwater Monitoring and Reporting for LPST Sites (open access)

Groundwater Monitoring and Reporting for LPST Sites

This document contains guidelines for registered corrective action specialists and licensed corrective action project managers on groundwater monitoring and reporting for for leaking petroleum storage tank (LPST) sites in Texas.
Date: June 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Remediation Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary and Secondary Operators under the Construction General Permit Stormwater Discharges (TXR150000) (open access)

Primary and Secondary Operators under the Construction General Permit Stormwater Discharges (TXR150000)

"This document is intended to help individuals, businesses, and governments determined if they are a primary or a secondary operator under the construction stormwater general permit" (lines 1-2)
Date: January 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks: A Guide for Owners and Operators of ASTs (open access)

Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks: A Guide for Owners and Operators of ASTs

"This document is a general guide to laws and regulations for aboveground storage tanks and an aid in minimizing potential risks."(p. 1).
Date: February 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
I Received a TERP Grant--Now What? (open access)

I Received a TERP Grant--Now What?

Guide on what to do following receival of a TERP Grant, including how to request reimbursement and the proper way to dispose of one's vehicle. Includes Spanish translation at the end.
Date: March 2019
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Permanently Removing Petroleum Storage Tanks from Service (open access)

Permanently Removing Petroleum Storage Tanks from Service

Document explaining laws and regulations relating to removing underground storage tanks and an aid in minimizing potential risks.
Date: August 2009
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Financial Assurance for Petroleum Storage Tanks (open access)

Financial Assurance for Petroleum Storage Tanks

This is a general guide to laws and regulations about underground and aboveground storage tanks and an aid in minimizing potential risks.
Date: August 2009
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Quality for Permitted Facilities: Responding to Hurricanes (open access)

Air Quality for Permitted Facilities: Responding to Hurricanes

This information will help you understand relevant environmental rules and describe a reasonable course of action to follow when responding to damage from a hurricane.
Date: August 2013
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guidelines for Vehicle Manufacturers under the TERP Light-Duty Motor Vehicle Purchase or Lease Incentive (open access)

Guidelines for Vehicle Manufacturers under the TERP Light-Duty Motor Vehicle Purchase or Lease Incentive

This is a guide to compliance requirements for motor vehicle manufacturers under an incentive program of the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP), called the Light-Duty Motor Vehicle Purchase or Lease Incentive (LDPLI).
Date: January 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Air Quality Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Petroleum Storage Tank Spill and Overfill Prevention: A guide for owners and operators of underground storage tanks (USTs) (open access)

Petroleum Storage Tank Spill and Overfill Prevention: A guide for owners and operators of underground storage tanks (USTs)

This is a general guide to laws and regulation about underground storage tanks and an aid in minimizing potential risks.
Date: April 2011
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Licensed Underground Storage Tank Contractors: Selecting the proper contractor to work on your UST system (open access)

Licensed Underground Storage Tank Contractors: Selecting the proper contractor to work on your UST system

This is a general guide to laws and regulations about underground and aboveground storage tanks and an aid in minimizing potential risks.
Date: March 2011
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Most Frequently Needed Records for Wastewater Investigations (open access)

Most Frequently Needed Records for Wastewater Investigations

The purpose of this regulatory guidance document is to provide owners and operators of wastewater treatment plants with a list of records typically needed during a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality wastewater investigation.
Date: March 2008
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Field Operations Support Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Managing Paint and Paint-Related Waste Under the Universal Waste Rule (open access)

Managing Paint and Paint-Related Waste Under the Universal Waste Rule

This document explains how to properly dispose of paint and paint-related waste under the Universal Waste Rule, which offers alternatives to the otherwise applicable regulations for managing waste.
Date: October 2007
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Waste Permits Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Innocent Owner/Operator Program Fee (open access)

Innocent Owner/Operator Program Fee

This document provides an overview of the Innocent Owner/Operator Program (IOP) fee, which covers the costs of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for oversight, review, and approval of site investigation reports.
Date: September 2002
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History