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
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
Object Type: Book
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
Object Type: Pamphlet
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
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
Object Type: Book
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
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
Wineries: Am I Regulated (open access)

Wineries: Am I Regulated

Guide describing regulations for wineries and how to know if your winery is regulated.
Date: January 2016
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Environmental Assistance 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
Preparation of a Drinking Water Survey Report (open access)

Preparation of a Drinking Water Survey Report

This document outlines for the regulated community the minimum procedures necessary to prepare and submit a Drinking Water Survey Report.
Date: January 2010
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Remediation Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
TRRP Applicability and Grandfathering (open access)

TRRP Applicability and Grandfathering

This document will help the user determine whether the Texas Risk Reduction Plan (TRRP) applies to a situation by describing applicability requirements of various regulatory programs, exclusions, and grandfathering possibilities.
Date: January 2010
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
Release Detection and Inventory Control for Petroleum Storage Tanks (open access)

Release Detection and Inventory Control for Petroleum Storage Tanks

"This document is a general guide to laws and regulations for underground storage tanks and an aid in minimizing potential risks" (p. 1).
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Water Rights in Texas: How to Report a Change of Ownership (open access)

Water Rights in Texas: How to Report a Change of Ownership

Guide to updating ownership records for water rights with the TCEQ and relevant requirements.
Date: January 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
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.
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

Many lamps and mercury-containing equipment (MCE) contain toxic substances, such as lead and mercury, that pose a threat to public health when improperly managed. These hazardous lamps and MCE are regulated under the universal waste (UW) rule. This publication will help you understand the rules and how to comply with them.
Date: January 2007
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Waste Permits Division.
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Book
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