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
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
Accuracy Testing of Gauges used for Testing Backflow-Prevention Assemblies (open access)

Accuracy Testing of Gauges used for Testing Backflow-Prevention Assemblies

"This publication is for public water system personnel, licensed back-flow prevention-assembly testers, and individuals or companies that test the accuracy of gauges used for testing back-flow-prevention assemblies. It discusses proper methods of testing gauges for accuracy, testing requirements, and responsibilities."
Date: May 2011
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water Supply Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Affected Property Assessment Requirements under TRRP (open access)

Affected Property Assessment Requirements under TRRP

This document outlines the requirements for defining the three-dimensional extent of the affected property and protective concentration level exceedance zone pursuant to the Texas Risk Reduction Plan (TRRP).
Date: May 2010
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Remediation Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
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
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
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
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
Application of Remedy Standards A and B (open access)

Application of Remedy Standards A and B

This guidance document provides an overview of Remedy Standards A and B.
Date: October 2008
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Remediation Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Approval of Training for Occupational Licensing (open access)

Approval of Training for Occupational Licensing

This is a guide to the review procedures and standards found in the rules related to training-Title 30, Texas Administrative Code (30 TAC) Chapter 30, Subchapter A. This training is used to meet pre- and post- licensing education requirements for occupational licenses administered by the Permitting and Registration Support Division of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Date: April 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Permitting and Registration Support Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Backflow Protection on Water-Based Fire Protection Systems (open access)

Backflow Protection on Water-Based Fire Protection Systems

This publication provides information and guidelines on backflow protection for water-based fire protection systems.
Date: October 2008
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water Supply Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Basics of Industrial Stormwater Regulations (open access)

Basics of Industrial Stormwater Regulations

This document answers frequently asked questions regarding industrial stormwater regulations- i.e. associated permits, codes, authorizations, etc.
Date: October 2013
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Beneficial Land Use and Surface Disposal Fees (open access)

Beneficial Land Use and Surface Disposal Fees

This document provides information on the annual fee assessed by the Sludge Team of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality based on the amount of Class B sewage sludge, domestic septage, and/or water treatment sludge that is applied to land for beneficial use ("land-applied") or disposed of on the surface ("surface-disposed").
Date: September 2003
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Financial Administration Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biodiesel Manufacturing: Rules for Operating in Texas (open access)

Biodiesel Manufacturing: Rules for Operating in Texas

This document explains necessary permits for biodiesel facilities operating in Texas.
Date: February 2013
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biodiesel Manufacturing: Rules For Operating In Texas (open access)

Biodiesel Manufacturing: Rules For Operating In Texas

Document explaining the regulations governing the manufacture of biodiesel in Texas.
Date: February 2013
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Can I Recycle Some of My Industrial or Hazardous Wastes? (open access)

Can I Recycle Some of My Industrial or Hazardous Wastes?

This publication details the definition of industrial and hazardous waste and explains what qualifies as recyclable.
Date: August 2006
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Waste Permits Division.
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
Coliform Sampling for Public Water Systems (open access)

Coliform Sampling for Public Water Systems

"This publication discusses how to comply with Title 30 of the Texas Administrative Code (30 TAC), Section 290.109: Microbial Contaminants. This guide describe monitoring requirements for coliform organisms, but more details information is available in the rules." (p. 1).
Date: August 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water Supply Division.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History