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
Object Type: Book
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
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
Case Study for the TCEQ's Ecological Risk Assessment Process (open access)

Case Study for the TCEQ's Ecological Risk Assessment Process

This publication is a case study that presents a hypothetical affected property, the releases of chemicals of concern from the associated facility and how they can be evaluated through the Tier 1 Exclusion Criteria Checklist and the ecological service analysis (ESA).
Date: August 2018
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Report
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
Object Type: Book
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
Object Type: Pamphlet
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
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Common Environmental Requirements for Regulated Oil and Gas Operations (open access)

Common Environmental Requirements for Regulated Oil and Gas Operations

This document is published by the Texas Commission in Environmental Quality to provide information on requirements for regulated oil and gas operations in relation to air and water quality.
Date: November 2011
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Establishing and Managing an Effective Cross- Connection Control Program (open access)

Establishing and Managing an Effective Cross- Connection Control Program

"This guide is intended to help public water system managers, operators, and program administrators implement their cross-connection control programs" (p. 1).
Date: August 2016
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Report
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
Object Type: Book
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
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Managing Debris from Declared Disasters (open access)

Managing Debris from Declared Disasters

Guide describing regulations for managing different types of debris in declared disaster areas.
Date: September 2015
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
On-Site Sewage Facility Rules Compilation (open access)

On-Site Sewage Facility Rules Compilation

On-Site Sewage Facility Rules Compilation prepared by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Date: May 2017
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Report
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
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
Screening Target COCs from PCL Development (open access)

Screening Target COCs from PCL Development

The purpose of this report to describe a step-wise process to determine if protective concentration levels need to be developed for target chemicals of concern.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Supporting Documentation for the TCEQ's Ecological Benchmark Tables (open access)

Supporting Documentation for the TCEQ's Ecological Benchmark Tables

Text providing supporting documentation for the surface water, sediment and soil benchmarks used as part of the ecological risk assessment.
Date: August 2018
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Report
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
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Regulations on Medical Waste (open access)

Texas Regulations on Medical Waste

Information sheet on Texas regulations for medical waste disposal.
Date: July 2016
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Book
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
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Universal-Waste Regulations for Hazardous Lamps and Mercury-Containing Equipment in Texas (open access)

Universal-Waste Regulations for Hazardous Lamps and Mercury-Containing Equipment in Texas

This document is a guide for the annually-assessed TCEQ, the Universal-Waste Regulations for Hazardous Lamps and Mercury-Containing Equipment in Texas.
Date: September 2016
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
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.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
2015 Emissions Inventory Guidelines (open access)

2015 Emissions Inventory Guidelines

Report on 2015 Emission Inventory Guidelines, including a discussion of the regulations that apply to emission inventories, the emission inventory process, and how to complete an emission inventory.
Date: January 2016
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Air Quality Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History