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
Regulatory Assessments Collected by Retail Public Utilities (open access)

Regulatory Assessments Collected by Retail Public Utilities

Document explaining the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's regulatory assessment fees on utilities costs.
Date: October 2002
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water Supply Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
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
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
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
Facility Fee (open access)

Facility Fee

This document provides information on the annual facility fee assessed to facilities that either hold a Class 1 industrial solid waste or hazardous waste permit, or operate Class 1 industrial solid waste or hazardous waste management units subject to permit the authorization as of September 1.
Date: September 2003
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Financial Administration Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
On-Site Wastewater Treatment Research Council Fee (open access)

On-Site Wastewater Treatment Research Council Fee

This document provides information on the on-site wastewater treatment research council fee charged to all property owners in Texas who apply for a permit to construct on-site sewage facilities for treatment and disposal of wastewater, as assessed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Date: September 2003
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Financial Administration Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Waste Generation Fee (open access)

Waste Generation Fee

This document provides information on the annual fee charged on generators of hazardous waste and/or industrial Class 1 waste as assessed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Date: September 2003
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Financial Administration Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Watermaster Assessment Fee (open access)

Watermaster Assessment Fee

This document is a guide for the Watermaster Assessment Fee, an annual fee to recover costs incurred by the TCEQ in the administration of water rights within a watermaster area.
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
Sources of Help for Utilities and Their Customers (open access)

Sources of Help for Utilities and Their Customers

A list of important organizations for utilities and their customers to know.
Date: August 2004
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water Supply Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
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
The TCEQ Has Inspected Your Business: What does this mean to you? (open access)

The TCEQ Has Inspected Your Business: What does this mean to you?

Pamphlet detailing information regarding business inspections from the TCEQ including: how to contact the TCEQ, what to do to contest the investigator's findings, fines, hearings, etc.
Date: September 2005
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guidelines for Identifying and Protecting Aquifer Recharge Features (open access)

Guidelines for Identifying and Protecting Aquifer Recharge Features

This document provides guidance on identifying and certifying the presence of recharge features and discusses best management practices to protect aquifers.
Date: October 2005
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water Quality Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
General Permit Storm Water and General Permit Wastewater Fee (open access)

General Permit Storm Water and General Permit Wastewater Fee

This document is a guide for the annually-assessed TCEQ fees for the General Permit Storm Water (GPS) and General Permit Wastewater (GPW).
Date: November 2005
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Financial Administration.
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
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
Disposal of Special Wastes Associated with the Development of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (open access)

Disposal of Special Wastes Associated with the Development of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources

Recommendations for the management of special wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or geothermal resources that are regulated by the Railroad Commission of Texas and that are being disposed of in landfills permitted by the Municipal Solid Waste Permits Section of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Date: September 2006
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Waste Permits Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Special Waste Regulations in Texas (open access)

Special Waste Regulations in Texas

This document provides an overview on Texas Administrative Code regulations on special waste, defined as any solid was that requires special handling and disposal because of its quantity, concentration, physical or chemical characteristics, or biological properties.
Date: September 2006
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Waste Permits Division.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Quarterly Visual Monitoring of Storm Water Runoff: A Gude for Industries Operating under the TPDES Multi-Sector General Permit, TXR050000 (open access)

Quarterly Visual Monitoring of Storm Water Runoff: A Gude for Industries Operating under the TPDES Multi-Sector General Permit, TXR050000

This guide is aimed at industrial facilities that are subject to the Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for discharges of storm water, also known as the Industrial Storm Water General Permit.
Date: December 2006
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Universal Waste Regulations for Hazardous Lamps and Mercury-Containing Equipment in Texas (open access)

Universal Waste Regulations for Hazardous Lamps and Mercury-Containing Equipment in Texas

Many lamps and mercury-containing equipment (MCE) contain toxic substances, such as lead and mercury, that pose a threat to public health when improperly managed. These hazardous lamps and MCE are regulated under the universal waste (UW) rule. This publication will help you understand the rules and how to comply with them.
Date: January 2007
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Waste Permits Division.
Object Type: Text
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