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.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
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.
Object Type: Book
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.
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
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
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.
Object Type: Pamphlet
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
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
Object Type: Book
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.
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
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
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.
Object Type: Pamphlet
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Object Type: Pamphlet
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.
Object Type: Pamphlet
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
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
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.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History