Best Management Practices for Quarry Operations (open access)

Best Management Practices for Quarry Operations

This manual provides information on quarry operation under the Edwards Aquifer rules, covers general guidelines that apply to all quarries, recommends measures for implementation in portions of quarries that discharge to surface waters, and addresses the management of process water on-site.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Barrett, Michael E. & Eck, Bradley J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guideline for Texas Retailers Selling Cigarettes, Cigars and Tobacco Products (open access)

Guideline for Texas Retailers Selling Cigarettes, Cigars and Tobacco Products

This pamphlet provides guidelines about selling any tobacco related product in the state of Texas.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Combs, Susan
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bluebirds in Texas: 3rd Edition (open access)

Bluebirds in Texas: 3rd Edition

This pamphlet goes over basic facts about bluebirds and their conservation history and then gives instructions and tips for building and installing bluebird boxes.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Damude, Noreen; Pavlas, Melanie; Klym, Mark & Tom, Pauline
System: The Portal to Texas History
The "Take Care of Texas" Guide to Yard Care (open access)

The "Take Care of Texas" Guide to Yard Care

Pamphlet describing ways to maintain a healthy yard, save money, and take care of varied landscapes in Texas.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Take Care of Texas (Campaign)
System: The Portal to Texas History
The TCEQ Border Initiative (open access)

The TCEQ Border Initiative

Information sheet on the TCEQ Border Initiative and 2010-2011 accomplishments.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guidance for Requesting a Water Balance Alternative Final Cover for a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill (open access)

Guidance for Requesting a Water Balance Alternative Final Cover for a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill

This guide is for owners and operators of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) landfill who are considering a water balance (WB) or evapotranspiration (ET) alternative final cover system.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Waste Permits Division.
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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Legislative Research Services (open access)

Legislative Research Services

Brochure listing services and purposes of the Senate Research Center, House Research Organization, Legislative Reference Library, and the Texas Legislative Council Research Division along with databases available for use. It is noted if the research service provider is restricted use to certain persons of the Texas House of Representatives or Senate.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
System: The Portal to Texas History
Amending an Approved Regional Water Plan (open access)

Amending an Approved Regional Water Plan

Short guide briefly covering procedural and substantive requirements applicable to water plan amendments.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bays and Estuaries Program (open access)

Bays and Estuaries Program

Information sheet describing the bay and estuaries program of the Texas Water Development Board.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
System: The Portal to Texas History
Desalination: Brackish Groundwater (open access)

Desalination: Brackish Groundwater

Document discussing brackish ground water and desalination projects in Texas.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
System: The Portal to Texas History
Desalination: Saltwater (open access)

Desalination: Saltwater

Document describing seawater desalination projects in Texas including its historic use in Texas.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
System: The Portal to Texas History
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Procurement Requirements (open access)

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Procurement Requirements

Information sheet describing the requirements for the disadvantaged business program procurement program.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
System: The Portal to Texas History
Financial Assistance Programs (open access)

Financial Assistance Programs

Information sheet describing financial assistance programs available through the Texas Water Development Board.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program (open access)

Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program

Information sheet describing the Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant Program and its eligibility requirements.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flood Protection Planning Grant Program (open access)

Flood Protection Planning Grant Program

Information sheet describing the Flood Protection Planning Grant program including eligible projects, how to apply for funding, and the cost sharing of funded studies.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
System: The Portal to Texas History
Groundwater Availability Modeling (open access)

Groundwater Availability Modeling

Information sheet describing Groundwater Availability Models and their creation, use, and importance.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
System: The Portal to Texas History
Groundwater District Loan Program (open access)

Groundwater District Loan Program

Information sheet describing the Groundwater District Loan program, eligible projects, and application requirements.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
System: The Portal to Texas History
Groundwater Monitoring (open access)

Groundwater Monitoring

Information sheet describing groundwater monitoring programs of the Texas Water Development Board.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
System: The Portal to Texas History
Groundwater Technical Assistance (open access)

Groundwater Technical Assistance

Information sheet describing groundwater technical assistance. The Groundwater Technical Assistance aims to provide data on aquifers, groundwater, wells, and conservation conservation.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
System: The Portal to Texas History
How to Request a Groundwater Availability Model Run (open access)

How to Request a Groundwater Availability Model Run

Information sheet describing how to request a groundwater availability model run. The request tasks the Texas Water Development Board to develop groundwater availability models for major and minor aquifers in Texas.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
System: The Portal to Texas History
National Flood Insurance Program (open access)

National Flood Insurance Program

Document describing the national flood insurance program and how local communities can obtain flood insurance.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nonpoint Source Pollution Loan and Estuary Management Program of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (open access)

Nonpoint Source Pollution Loan and Estuary Management Program of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund

Information sheet describing nonpoint source pollution loan and estuary management program of the clean water state revolving fund.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
System: The Portal to Texas History