Investigating and Reporting Releases from Petroleum Storage Tanks (open access)

Investigating and Reporting Releases from Petroleum Storage Tanks

This document pertains to the requirements for investigating and reporting releases from underground and aboveground storage tanks.
Date: August 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Remediation Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Penalty Policy: Effective September 1, 2011 (open access)

Penalty Policy: Effective September 1, 2011

"This document describes the policy of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) regarding the computation and assessment of administrative penalties." (p. 1).
Date: October 2011
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Quality Modeling Guidelines (open access)

Air Quality Modeling Guidelines

Guideline documenting the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) air analysis procedures. This edition "focuses on the application of air dispersion models and procedures to meet air permitting requirements of the TNRCC and is not a modeling primer" (p. 1).
Date: January 1996
Creator: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Modification of Existing Facilities Under Senate Bill 1126: Guidance for Air Quality (open access)

Modification of Existing Facilities Under Senate Bill 1126: Guidance for Air Quality

"The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) and to the regulated community in implementing Senate Bill 1126" (p. 1).
Date: April 1996
Creator: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Tier II Chemical Reporting: Fee Schedules (open access)

Texas Tier II Chemical Reporting: Fee Schedules

Guide describing fees associated with submitting Tier II reports. Provides a general outline of the fee process and schedules, as well as tools for calculating specific fees.
Date: October 2019
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Temporary Housing Facilities for Oil and Gas Workers: Am I Regulated? (open access)

Temporary Housing Facilities for Oil and Gas Workers: Am I Regulated?

Guide intended to inform owners and operators of temporary housing facilities located on oil and gas leases that some of their activities may be regulated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Date: October 2019
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Graywater and Alternative On-Site Water: A Guide for Agricultural Users (open access)

Graywater and Alternative On-Site Water: A Guide for Agricultural Users

Guide describing requirements for the use of graywater and alternative on-site water by agricultural users.
Date: November 2019
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Customer Service Inspections: A Guide for Public Water Systems (open access)

Customer Service Inspections: A Guide for Public Water Systems

Guide for those who work in a public water system, including information about customer service inspections.
Date: January 2020
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Monitoring, Analyzing, and Reporting of Free Chlorine and Chloramines (open access)

Monitoring, Analyzing, and Reporting of Free Chlorine and Chloramines

Guide describing Texas regulations for "monitoring, maintaining, and reporting disinfection (free chlorine and chloramine) levels" (p. 4).
Date: April 2021
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Surface Water Treatment Plant Requirements for Monthly Reporting and Public Notification (open access)

Surface Water Treatment Plant Requirements for Monthly Reporting and Public Notification

Guide describing regulations for monthly reports for surface water treatment plants depending on the type of technology employed.
Date: January 2021
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
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.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Groundwater Classification (open access)

Groundwater Classification

This document provides recommended procedures for classifying groundwater and documenting the classification under the Texas Risk Reduction Program (TRRP).
Date: March 2010
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Remediation Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coliform Sampling for Public Water Systems (open access)

Coliform Sampling for Public Water Systems

"This publication discusses how to comply with Title 30 of the Texas Administrative Code (30 TAC), Section 290.109: Microbial Contaminants. This guide describe monitoring requirements for coliform organisms, but more details information is available in the rules." (p. 1).
Date: August 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water Supply Division.
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conducting Ecological Risk Assessment at Remediation Sites in Texas (open access)

Conducting Ecological Risk Assessment at Remediation Sites in Texas

Document about how to conduct ecological risk assessments at remediation sites in Texas in conjunction with the Ecological Protective Concentration Level Database and the Supporting Documentation for the TCEQ's Ecological Benchmark Tables.
Date: August 2018
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Remediation Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
2017 Emissions Inventory Guidelines (open access)

2017 Emissions Inventory Guidelines

As part of national and state efforts to protect human health and the environment, federal and state laws require the State of Texas to develop an annual emissions inventory (EI) of the air pollutants.
Date: January 2018
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Claiming No Discharge from Stormwater Permit Requirements (open access)

Claiming No Discharge from Stormwater Permit Requirements

This document is for owners and operators of industrial facilities that are subject to the Texas Pollution Discharge System (TPDES) Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP). This guidance will help you understand what a "No Discharge" claim is, and what type of documentation you can use to demonstrate a claim.
Date: May 2018
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Guide to Obtaining Permits in Rule Authorizations in STEERS ePermits (open access)

A Guide to Obtaining Permits in Rule Authorizations in STEERS ePermits

Guide describing regulations for STEERS ePermits.
Date: May 2019
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Landscape Irrigator's Rule Compilation (open access)

Landscape Irrigator's Rule Compilation

Guide describing regulations for landscape irrigators, with printed excerpts of relevant Texas state laws.
Date: July 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Office of Compliance and Enforcement.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
2011 Emissions Inventory Guidelines (open access)

2011 Emissions Inventory Guidelines

Book discussing emission inventories, including the applicable government policies and laws, a guide to producing an emission inventory, and the types of sites which require emission inventories.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Air Quality Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History