Financial Assurance for Petroleum Storage Tanks (open access)

Financial Assurance for Petroleum Storage Tanks

This is a general guide to laws and regulations about underground and aboveground storage tanks and an aid in minimizing potential risks.
Date: August 2009
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
Permanently Removing Petroleum Storage Tanks from Service (open access)

Permanently Removing Petroleum Storage Tanks from Service

Document explaining laws and regulations relating to removing underground storage tanks and an aid in minimizing potential risks.
Date: August 2009
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Petroleum Storage Tanks: Am I Regulated? (open access)

Petroleum Storage Tanks: Am I Regulated?

This document provides information on the requirements for regulated petroleum storage tanks, both underground and aboveground, as defined by Texas Administrative Code.
Date: July 2009
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Permitting and Registration Support Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guidelines for Amending a Radiation Dose Report (open access)

Guidelines for Amending a Radiation Dose Report

This Texas Commission on Environmental Quality guide describes items to be considered by licensees when assessing or amending a radiation dose report for an employee who loses or damages assigned personnel monitoring equipment (individual monitoring devices) or who receives an invalid radiation dose report.
Date: June 2009
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Radioactive Materials Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Public Water System Guide to Customer Service Inspections (open access)

A Public Water System Guide to Customer Service Inspections

Guide for public water system (PWS) employees about mandatory state inspections of water quality.
Date: May 2009
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water Supply Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Human Health Points of Exposure (open access)

Human Health Points of Exposure

This document is intended to describe and depict the on-site and off-site locations of the prescribed and alternate human health points of exposure (POEs) to environmental media.
Date: March 2009
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Remediation Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Notification Requirements (open access)

Notification Requirements

This guidance describes the process to provide notification as required by the Texas Risk Reduction Plan (TRRP).
Date: March 2009
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Remediation 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
TRRP Compatibility with RCRA (open access)

TRRP Compatibility with RCRA

This document explains the interface of the Texas Risk Reduction Plan (TRRP) rule and with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) as it relates to the closure of a hazardous waste management unit.
Date: March 2009
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Remediation Division.
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
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
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
Outdoor Burning in Texas Revised August 2008 (open access)

Outdoor Burning in Texas Revised August 2008

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 2008
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Fee (open access)

Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Fee

This document provides an overview of the Toxics Release Inventory Reporting Fee assessment procedures.
Date: August 2008
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Financial Administration Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
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
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
Most Frequently Needed Records for Wastewater Investigations (open access)

Most Frequently Needed Records for Wastewater Investigations

The purpose of this regulatory guidance document is to provide owners and operators of wastewater treatment plants with a list of records typically needed during a Texas Commission on Environmental Quality wastewater investigation.
Date: March 2008
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Field Operations Support Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Managing Paint and Paint-Related Waste Under the Universal Waste Rule (open access)

Managing Paint and Paint-Related Waste Under the Universal Waste Rule

This document explains how to properly dispose of paint and paint-related waste under the Universal Waste Rule, which offers alternatives to the otherwise applicable regulations for managing waste.
Date: October 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
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
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
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