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A Public Water System Guide to Preparing a Backflow-Incident Emergency-Response Plan (open access)

A Public Water System Guide to Preparing a Backflow-Incident Emergency-Response Plan

Instructions for preparing a backflow-incident emergency-response plan, with associated rules and regulations.
Date: November 2009
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Strategic Highway Safety Plan: A Report of Progress for 2009 (open access)

Texas Strategic Highway Safety Plan: A Report of Progress for 2009

Report updating the 2006 Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP), using statistics to describe the relative safety of Texas highways.
Date: September 2009
Creator: Texas Transportation Institute. Center for Transportation Safety.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Design and Construction Guidelines for Dams in Texas (open access)

Design and Construction Guidelines for Dams in Texas

These guidelines describe the design and construction requirements of a proposed dam or the reconstruction, modification, enlargement, rehabilitation, alteration, or repair of an existing dam in Texas.
Date: August 2009
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Landscape Irrigator's Rule Compilation (open access)

Landscape Irrigator's Rule Compilation

This document details changes in landscape irrigation rules, licenses, and registration.
Date: August 2009
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Protecting Petroleum Storage Tanks against Corrosion (open access)

Protecting Petroleum Storage Tanks against Corrosion

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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Suspected Releases from Petroleum Storage Tanks (open access)

Suspected Releases from Petroleum Storage Tanks

This is a general guide to laws and regulations about underground storage tanks (USTs) and an aid in minimizing potential risks.
Date: August 2009
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Industrial and Hazardous Waste: Rules and Regulations for Small-Quantity Generators (open access)

Industrial and Hazardous Waste: Rules and Regulations for Small-Quantity Generators

Explanation of industrial and hazardous waste materials and the responsibilities of small-quantity waste generators.
Date: July 2009
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil Sampling for Concentrated Animal-Feeding Operations (CAFOs) (open access)

Soil Sampling for Concentrated Animal-Feeding Operations (CAFOs)

Guide to soil sampling requirements for Concentrated Animal-Feeding Operations (CAFOs) which apply animal waste to land for beneficial use or to enhance soil productivity.
Date: July 2009
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
State Contracted  Intermediate Sanction Facility: Policy and Procedures for Community Supervision Placements (open access)

State Contracted Intermediate Sanction Facility: Policy and Procedures for Community Supervision Placements

Intermediate Sanction Facilities overview on the importance of judges and Community Supervision and Corrections Departments to develop assignment-driven progressive sanctions models for local treatment options.
Date: June 5, 2009
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Methods for Municipal Solid Waste Diversion: Options for Local Governments (open access)

Methods for Municipal Solid Waste Diversion: Options for Local Governments

This document can help local officials and governments address rules that affect municipal solid waste management operations to include different types of facilities, additional authorizations, reports, and fees.
Date: June 2009
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Critical PCLs (open access)

Critical PCLs

This document is intended to explain the role of the critical protective concentration level (PCL) in the Texas Risk Reduction Program (TRRP) rule and outline the steps to determine the critical PCL on a site-specific basis.
Date: March 2009
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tier 1 PCL Tables (open access)

Tier 1 PCL Tables

This guide provides instruction on the correct interpretation and use of the Tier 1 Protective Concentration Levels (PCL) tables.
Date: March 2009
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feasibility of Selling the South Orient Railroad (open access)

Feasibility of Selling the South Orient Railroad

Report on the predicted market value of the South Orient Railroad (SORR) and the feasibility of selling the railroad to private interests.
Date: February 26, 2009
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Do You Need Industrial or Hazardous Waste Registration Numbers? (open access)

Do You Need Industrial or Hazardous Waste Registration Numbers?

Description of Industrial or Hazardous Waste Registration Numbers and what organizations are required to have them.
Date: February 2009
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Industrial & Hazardous Waste Annual Waste Summary Instructions (open access)

Industrial & Hazardous Waste Annual Waste Summary Instructions

Instructions for filling out annual waste summaries using paper forms or State of Texas Environmental Electronic Reporting System (STEERS). The summaries are used by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to calculate waste generation fees.
Date: February 2009
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pass-Through Financing (open access)

Pass-Through Financing

In addition to TxDOT's "Open for Business" initiative, this report discusses pass-through financing, which allows private-sector investment in the Texas transportation system.
Date: February 2009
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation. Government & Public Affairs Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Feasibility Study Relocating the Central Unit (open access)

Feasibility Study Relocating the Central Unit

Study on the impact of relocating the Central Unit in the City of Sugar Land.
Date: 2009
Creator: Texas. Department of Criminal Justice.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (open access)

Gulf Intracoastal Waterway

"The report reflects the commission's focus on using and maintaining existing transportation corridors of the state."
Date: 2009~
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Innovative Connectivity in Texas (open access)

Innovative Connectivity in Texas

This is an information document created by TxDOT to inform citizens on the Trans-Texas Corridor (TTC). The document provides background information on, the goal of the TTC project, and public involvement.
Date: 2009
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Motor Vehicle Dealer Manual: 2009 Edition (open access)

Motor Vehicle Dealer Manual: 2009 Edition

This manual is to provide prospective and current licensees in Texas motor vehicle industry with a guide to the licensing requirements and operational obligations.
Date: 2009
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Preferred Practices for Steel Bridge Design, Fabrication, and Erection (open access)

Preferred Practices for Steel Bridge Design, Fabrication, and Erection

Steel bridge designer guide for bridge design, fabrication, and construction in conjunction with TxDOT project quality and value standards.
Date: 2009
Creator: Texas Steel Quality Council
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lottery Security Study (open access)

Lottery Security Study

This document reports on the security, including computer security, systems security and all aspects of lottery security, of the Texas Lottery Commission and provides recommendations for improvement.
Date: December 19, 2008
Creator: Texas Lottery Commission
System: The Portal to Texas History
Guide to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (open access)

Guide to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Document discussing the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, outlining its organizational structure, and the responsibilities of various departments.
Date: December 2008
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
System: The Portal to Texas History
International Trade Corridor Plan (open access)

International Trade Corridor Plan

This is an updated report to the 2006 version of the International Trade Corridor Plan. It consists of topics of trade, Texas roads, and truck traffic. There are charts and graphs showing the levels of trade between Mexico and the United States.
Date: December 2008
Creator: Texas Transportation Institute
System: The Portal to Texas History