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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Outdoor Burning: A Guide for Local Governments (open access)

Outdoor Burning: A Guide for Local Governments

Document providing information on outdoor burning for local governments. It summarizes state and federal regulations, kinds of outdoor burning, and alternatives to burning waste.
Date: May 2005
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regulations on Medical Waste (open access)

Texas Regulations on Medical Waste

This is a guide to regulatory requirements for generators of medical waste, transporters of untreated medical waste, and operators of medical-waste treatment facilities or mobile treatment units.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Waste Permits Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
You're a Public Water System ... Now What? (open access)

You're a Public Water System ... Now What?

This guide clarifies the the basic regulations the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) requires of public water system (PWS) owners and operators to follow.
Date: July 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Closure of Wate-Management Units Subject to TRRP (open access)

Closure of Wate-Management Units Subject to TRRP

"This document expands upon the discussion of closure in TRRP Applicability and Grandfathering (TCEQ publication no. RG-366/TRRP-2), discussing its administrative and regulatory aspects, with emphasis on the categories of waste-management units that can be subject to the Texas Risk Reduction Program rule, 30 TAC 350, at time of closure."
Date: July 2011
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Closure of Waste-Management Units Subject to TRRP (open access)

Closure of Waste-Management Units Subject to TRRP

"This document expand upon the discussion of closure in TRRP Applicability and Grandfathering (TCEQ publication no. RG-366/TRRP-2), discussing its administrative and regulatory aspects, with emphasis on the categories of waste-management units that can be subject to the Texas Risk Reduction Program rule, 300 TAC 350, at time of closure. This document does not apply to underground or above-ground storage tanks regulated by 30 TAC 334."
Date: July 2011
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Resources for Texas Water and Wastewater Utilities (open access)

Resources for Texas Water and Wastewater Utilities

"This publication lists resources available to help defray costs associated with upgrading water and waste water systems."
Date: August 2011
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water Supply Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Troubleshooting Bacteria Levels at Wastewater Treatment Plants (open access)

Troubleshooting Bacteria Levels at Wastewater Treatment Plants

Guide describing regulations for...
Date: March 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Emissions Fee (open access)

Air Emissions Fee

Guide to the annually-assessed TCEQ Air Emissions Fee, organized into commonly-asked questions with information for those affected.
Date: September 2003
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Financial Administration Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Inspection Fee (open access)

Air Inspection Fee

This document provides answers to frequently-asked questions related to the Air Inspection Fee, including how it is assessed, how to pay it, and concerns about incorrect bills or specific issues.
Date: September 2003
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Financial Administration Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Analytical Method Modification Program-How to Apply (open access)

The Analytical Method Modification Program-How to Apply

This document describes how to apply to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's Analytical Method Modification Program, in order to obtain approval to modify analytical reference methods used to generate data for regulatory purposes.
Date: October 2003
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Process Control Tests for Domestic Wastewater Treatment Facilities (open access)

Process Control Tests for Domestic Wastewater Treatment Facilities

Guide describing recommended process control tests which should be performed to effectively operate domestic wastewater treatment facilities.
Date: October 2002
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Compliance Support Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History