The Feasibility of Regionalizing Water and Wastewater Utitlies: A TCEQ Policy Statement (open access)

The Feasibility of Regionalizing Water and Wastewater Utitlies: A TCEQ Policy Statement

This document states the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's (TCEQ) policy for evaluating applications for new systems to determine whether regionalization - the consolidation of the operations, physical systems, or both of two or more existing proposed water or domestic wastewater systems - is a viable option for the proposed new system.
Date: January 2003
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
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: Part D, Compliance (open access)

Managing Small Public Water Systems: Part D, Compliance

Part D of 'Managing Small Public Water Systems' is designed to help you become familiar with the rules for the investigation and enforcement process, and the violations that can lead to fines and enforcement.
Date: August 2016
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Unauthorized Discharges and Sanitary Sewer Overflows (open access)

Unauthorized Discharges and Sanitary Sewer Overflows

A document discussing what to do in the event of unauthorized discharges of wastewater or sewage overflows into an adjacent water system.
Date: September 2016
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Office of Compliance and Enforcement.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Troubleshooting Bacteria Levels at Wastewater Treatment Plants (open access)

Troubleshooting Bacteria Levels at Wastewater Treatment Plants

TCEQ regulatory guide describing "Information and tools to help wastewater system operators and utility managers minimize bacteria in effluent" (p. 1).
Date: March 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Operation, Monitoring, and Performance of Remediation Systems at LPST Sites (open access)

Operation, Monitoring, and Performance of Remediation Systems at LPST Sites

Report on the operation, monitoring, and performance plans at leaking petroleum storage sites to help decontaminate the areas.
Date: March 2017
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Remediation Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corrective Action Plans for LPST Sites (open access)

Corrective Action Plans for LPST Sites

Report detailing corrective action plans for leaking petroleum storage sites. Includes site examination guidelines, worksheets, emergency measures, and more.
Date: March 2017
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Remediation Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
TNRCC Executive Director Enforcement Guidance Document. Implementing SB 1660: Relating to Agreed Orders of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (open access)

TNRCC Executive Director Enforcement Guidance Document. Implementing SB 1660: Relating to Agreed Orders of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Report meant to guide people through negotiating an agreed order from the Texas natural Resource Conservation Commission, as well as describing cases in which litigation may be considered.
Date: January 1996
Creator: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. Litigation Suport Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guidance for Conducting a Regulatory Impact Analysis for Rules (open access)

Guidance for Conducting a Regulatory Impact Analysis for Rules

Report containing guidance for conducting a regulatory impact analysis report for the state of Texas as required by Senate Bill 633.
Date: January 1998
Creator: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. Office of Policy and Regulatory Development
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Senate Bill 14 Guidance Document for Takings Impact Assessments for Rules (open access)

Senate Bill 14 Guidance Document for Takings Impact Assessments for Rules

Report regarding the preparation of Takings Impact Assessments by the Texas natural Resource Conservation Commission on behalf of the Texas government for actions that involve the taking of private property. Takings processes, exceptions, and checklists are provided.
Date: June 1996
Creator: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. Legal Division
Object Type: Report
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
Facility Operations Area (open access)

Facility Operations Area

This document provides guidance on the information and procedures necessary to establish a Facility Operation Area (FOA) to implement corrective action in the operational area of a petroleum refinery or chemical plant in response to multiple sources of chemical of concern (COCs).
Date: January 2010
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Remediation Division.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Waste Generation Fee (open access)

Waste Generation Fee

This document provides information on the annual fee charged on generators of hazardous waste and/or industrial Class 1 waste 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 Debris from Declared Disasters (open access)

Managing Debris from Declared Disasters

This information is intended to increase understanding of environmental rules surrounding debris from declared disasters and reasonable courses of action to follow.
Date: April 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Critial Infrastructure Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Review and Reporting of COC Concentration Data under TRRP (open access)

Review and Reporting of COC Concentration Data under TRRP

This document provides the procedures for review and reporting of chemical of concern (COC) concentration data under the Texas Risk Reduction Program (TRRP).
Date: May 2010
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Remediation Division.
Object Type: Book
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
Can I Recycle Some of My Industrial or Hazardous Wastes? (open access)

Can I Recycle Some of My Industrial or Hazardous Wastes?

This publication details the definition of industrial and hazardous waste and explains what qualifies as recyclable.
Date: August 2006
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Waste Permits Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Application of Remedy Standards A and B (open access)

Application of Remedy Standards A and B

This guidance document provides an overview of Remedy Standards A and B.
Date: October 2008
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Remediation Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biodiesel Manufacturing: Rules for Operating in Texas (open access)

Biodiesel Manufacturing: Rules for Operating in Texas

This document explains necessary permits for biodiesel facilities operating in Texas.
Date: February 2013
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transporting Sludge Wastes in Texas: A Step-by-Step Guide to Registration, Operating, and Reporting (open access)

Transporting Sludge Wastes in Texas: A Step-by-Step Guide to Registration, Operating, and Reporting

An explanation of how to obtain, maintain, and cancel a waste transporter registration.
Date: December 2013
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Permitting and Registration Support Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Watermaster Assessment Fee (open access)

Watermaster Assessment Fee

This document is a guide for the Watermaster Assessment Fee, an annual fee to recover costs incurred by the TCEQ in the administration of water rights within a watermaster area.
Date: September 2003
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Financial Administration 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
Petroleum Storage Tanks: Am I Regulated? (open access)

Petroleum Storage Tanks: Am I Regulated?

This document provides information on the requirements for regulated petroleum storage tanks, both underground and aboveground, as defined by Texas Administrative Code.
Date: July 2009
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Permitting and Registration Support Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Public Water System Guide to Customer Service Inspections (open access)

A Public Water System Guide to Customer Service Inspections

Guide for public water system (PWS) employees about mandatory state inspections of water quality.
Date: May 2009
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water Supply Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History