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
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
Object Type: Pamphlet
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
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
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
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
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
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
Object Type: Pamphlet
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
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
Object Type: Book
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
Outdoor Burning in Texas August 2007 (open access)

Outdoor Burning in Texas August 2007

A document helping to "interpret the revised Outdoor Burning Rule, Title 30, Texas Administrative Code, Sections 111.201-221 for the general public, the regulated community, and responsible state and local officials."
Date: August 2007
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Outdoor Burning in Texas Revised August 2008 (open access)

Outdoor Burning in Texas Revised August 2008

A document helping to "interpret the revised Outdoor Burning Rule, Title 30, Texas Administrative Code, Sections 111.201-221 for the general public, the regulated community, and responsible state and local officials."
Date: August 2008
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
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