Public Drinking Water Systems: Responding to a Disaster (open access)

Public Drinking Water Systems: Responding to a Disaster

This information will help you understand relevant environmental rules and decide on a reasonable course of action to follow when responding to damage from a hurricane, flood, tornado, fire, or other disaster.
Date: September 2013
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water Supply Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rules Protecting the Edwards Aquifer Recharge, Contributing, and Transition Zones (open access)

Rules Protecting the Edwards Aquifer Recharge, Contributing, and Transition Zones

This regulatory guidance pamphlet provides general information about the Edwards Aquifer rules and is not intended to be a substitute for the official Edwards Aquifer rules.
Date: April 2008
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Field Operations Support Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transporting Waste in Texas--A Guide to Regulations (open access)

Transporting Waste in Texas--A Guide to Regulations

Whether you transport waste in Texas or hire a waste transporter, this publication will help you decide if the waste to be hauled is regulated, who regulates it, how to contact that agency, and what the important requirements are for many of the wastes.
Date: March 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Permitting and Registration Support Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Common Questions on Empty Waste Containers (open access)

Common Questions on Empty Waste Containers

Frequently asked questions regarding empty waste containers- definitions, associated laws, and TCEQ regulations.
Date: August 2010
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Handling and Disposal of Carcasses from Poultry Operations (open access)

Handling and Disposal of Carcasses from Poultry Operations

Document outlining the proper practices for disposal of poultry carcasses for poultry operations to prevent water quality damage or the spread of disease and the regulations that govern disposal of poultry carcasses.
Date: August 2009
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water Permits 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
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
Comparison of 30 TAC 335 and 30 TAC 350: Points to Consider in Making the Shift (open access)

Comparison of 30 TAC 335 and 30 TAC 350: Points to Consider in Making the Shift

This guidance document summarizes the primary differences between the Risk Reduction Rule and the Texas Risk Reduction Plan (TRRP) Rule.
Date: October 2008
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Remediation Division.
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 discusses some common TCEQ environmental requirements that apply to upstream oil and gas (O&G) operations.
Date: February 2013
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Volume-to-Weight Conversion Factors for Waste Handlers (open access)

Volume-to-Weight Conversion Factors for Waste Handlers

Document explaining three methods by which a waste handler may determine the weight of a waste, other than weighing its entire volume.
Date: June 2010
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Permitting and Support Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Toxicity Factors and Chemical/Physical Parameters (open access)

Toxicity Factors and Chemical/Physical Parameters

This guidance document addresses how changes in human toxicity factors will be handled, establishes a schedule for updating the human toxicity factors table, and describes the procedure for requesting toxicity factors and chemical/physical parameters for chemicals of concern (COC) not listed on the Tier 1 Protective Concentration Limit tables.
Date: March 2009
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Remediation Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Consequences of Criminal Convictions for Occupational Licensing (open access)

Consequences of Criminal Convictions for Occupational Licensing

These guidelines outline the possible consequences of having a criminal conviction on your ability to obtain and hold an occupational license.
Date: February 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Permitting and Registration Support 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
Traditional Municipal Solid Waste Disposal: A Guide for Local Governments (open access)

Traditional Municipal Solid Waste Disposal: A Guide for Local Governments

This document is intended to help local officials and governments understand and comply with the rules on landfills and management of municipal solid waste (MSW).
Date: July 2013
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Preparing a Petition for Expedited Release from a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (open access)

Preparing a Petition for Expedited Release from a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity

This guide offers information about how "a landowner with at least 50 acres may petition the TCEQ to be excluded from a [water] utility's certified service area" (p. 1) outlining the process and timeline.
Date: November 2011
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water Supply Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Waste from Grease Traps, Grit Traps, and Septic Tanks: Questions and Answers (open access)

Waste from Grease Traps, Grit Traps, and Septic Tanks: Questions and Answers

Document describing how to manage waste from grease traps, grit traps, and septic tanks. It also provides information about relevant regulations and how to stay in compliance.
Date: June 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wastewater Treatment Plants: Responding to Disasters (open access)

Wastewater Treatment Plants: Responding to Disasters

A guide for wastewater treatment plants on what to do if a natural disaster occurs.
Date: August 2013
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water Supply 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
Transporting Waste in Texas-- A Guide to Regulations (open access)

Transporting Waste in Texas-- A Guide to Regulations

Document explaining the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's regulations on waste transportation and disposal.
Date: March 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Permitting and Registration Support Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Waste Management For Authorized Facilities: Responding To Hurricanes (open access)

Waste Management For Authorized Facilities: Responding To Hurricanes

Information sheet for pollutant producing facilities on what do about waste management after a hurricane.
Date: 2013
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Critial Infrastructure 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?

Guide to help public water system (PWS) owners and operators understand and comply with PWS rules and regulations.
Date: 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Developer's Bond Application Report Format (open access)

Developer's Bond Application Report Format

This document provides the proper application format to use when preparing a bond application.
Date: June 2006
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water Supply Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Innocent Owner/Operator Program (open access)

The Innocent Owner/Operator Program

This document discusses implementation of the Innocent Owner/Operator Program (IOP) of the TCEQ. It includes information regarding eligibility, administrative procedures, the IOP demonstration, certification, and reissuance.
Date: April 2008
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Remediation Division.
Object Type: Text
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