Registration Requirements for Wastewater Operations Companies (open access)

Registration Requirements for Wastewater Operations Companies

This document provides information on the registration requirements according to Title 30, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 30, Subchapter J for wastewater operations companies.
Date: October 2011
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Field Operations Support Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Closure of Wate-Management Units Subject to TRRP (open access)

Closure of Wate-Management Units Subject to TRRP

"This document expands upon the discussion of closure in TRRP Applicability and Grandfathering (TCEQ publication no. RG-366/TRRP-2), discussing its administrative and regulatory aspects, with emphasis on the categories of waste-management units that can be subject to the Texas Risk Reduction Program rule, 30 TAC 350, at time of closure."
Date: July 2011
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Closure of Waste-Management Units Subject to TRRP (open access)

Closure of Waste-Management Units Subject to TRRP

"This document expand upon the discussion of closure in TRRP Applicability and Grandfathering (TCEQ publication no. RG-366/TRRP-2), discussing its administrative and regulatory aspects, with emphasis on the categories of waste-management units that can be subject to the Texas Risk Reduction Program rule, 300 TAC 350, at time of closure. This document does not apply to underground or above-ground storage tanks regulated by 30 TAC 334."
Date: July 2011
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Resources for Texas Water and Wastewater Utilities (open access)

Resources for Texas Water and Wastewater Utilities

"This publication lists resources available to help defray costs associated with upgrading water and waste water systems."
Date: August 2011
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water Supply Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Accuracy Testing of Gauges used for Testing Backflow-Prevention Assemblies (open access)

Accuracy Testing of Gauges used for Testing Backflow-Prevention Assemblies

"This publication is for public water system personnel, licensed back-flow prevention-assembly testers, and individuals or companies that test the accuracy of gauges used for testing back-flow-prevention assemblies. It discusses proper methods of testing gauges for accuracy, testing requirements, and responsibilities."
Date: May 2011
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water Supply Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Emergency Use of Wells for Public Water Supplies (open access)

Emergency Use of Wells for Public Water Supplies

This document is intended to help public water systems (PWSs) understand the processes and requirements for obtaining authorization for emergency use of water wells that have not been previously approved by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for use as a source for public drinking water.
Date: August 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance 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?

This guide clarifies the the basic regulations the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) requires of public water system (PWS) owners and operators to follow.
Date: July 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Training for Underground Storage Tank Operators: A guide for owners and operators of USTs (open access)

Training for Underground Storage Tank Operators: A guide for owners and operators of USTs

"This a general guide to laws and regulations for underground storage tanks and an aid in minimizing potential risks" (p. 1).
Date: May 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Investigating and Reporting Releases from Petroleum Storage Tanks (open access)

Investigating and Reporting Releases from Petroleum Storage Tanks

This document pertains to the requirements for investigating and reporting releases from underground and aboveground storage tanks.
Date: August 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Remediation Division.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Penalty Policy: Effective September 1, 2011 (open access)

Penalty Policy: Effective September 1, 2011

"This document describes the policy of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) regarding the computation and assessment of administrative penalties." (p. 1).
Date: October 2011
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Book
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.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Coliform Sampling for Public Water Systems (open access)

Coliform Sampling for Public Water Systems

"This publication discusses how to comply with Title 30 of the Texas Administrative Code (30 TAC), Section 290.109: Microbial Contaminants. This guide describe monitoring requirements for coliform organisms, but more details information is available in the rules." (p. 1).
Date: August 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water Supply Division.
Object Type: Book
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.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks: A Guide for Owners and Operators of ASTs (open access)

Aboveground Petroleum Storage Tanks: A Guide for Owners and Operators of ASTs

"This document is a general guide to laws and regulations for aboveground storage tanks and an aid in minimizing potential risks."(p. 1).
Date: February 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Facility Operations Area (open access)

Facility Operations Area

This document provides guidance on the information and procedures necessary to establish a Facility Operation Area (FOA) to implement corrective action in the operational area of a petroleum refinery or chemical plant in response to multiple sources of chemical of concern (COCs).
Date: January 2010
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Remediation Division.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Managing Debris from Declared Disasters (open access)

Managing Debris from Declared Disasters

This information is intended to increase understanding of environmental rules surrounding debris from declared disasters and reasonable courses of action to follow.
Date: April 2014
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Critial Infrastructure Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Review and Reporting of COC Concentration Data under TRRP (open access)

Review and Reporting of COC Concentration Data under TRRP

This document provides the procedures for review and reporting of chemical of concern (COC) concentration data under the Texas Risk Reduction Program (TRRP).
Date: May 2010
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Remediation Division.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Directives for Districts to Escrow or to Not Expend Funds (open access)

Directives for Districts to Escrow or to Not Expend Funds

This document discusses when a district will be directed to escrow bond funds versus not to expend the funds.
Date: March 2011
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water Supply Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biodiesel Manufacturing: Rules for Operating in Texas (open access)

Biodiesel Manufacturing: Rules for Operating in Texas

This document explains necessary permits for biodiesel facilities operating in Texas.
Date: February 2013
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transporting Sludge Wastes in Texas: A Step-by-Step Guide to Registration, Operating, and Reporting (open access)

Transporting Sludge Wastes in Texas: A Step-by-Step Guide to Registration, Operating, and Reporting

An explanation of how to obtain, maintain, and cancel a waste transporter registration.
Date: December 2013
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Permitting and Registration Support Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
District Leasing of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plans (open access)

District Leasing of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plans

This document discusses requirements regarding district leasing of water and wastewater facilities.
Date: April 2011
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Water Supply Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Preparation of a Drinking Water Survey Report (open access)

Preparation of a Drinking Water Survey Report

This document outlines for the regulated community the minimum procedures necessary to prepare and submit a Drinking Water Survey Report.
Date: January 2010
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Remediation Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Landowner's Guide to Plugging Abandoned Water Wells (open access)

Landowner's Guide to Plugging Abandoned Water Wells

This publication contains information on the hazards associated with abandoned wells, including groundwater contamination.
Date: March 2010
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Texas Groundwater Protection Committee.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Unauthorized Discharges and Sanitary Sewer Overflows (open access)

Unauthorized Discharges and Sanitary Sewer Overflows

This publication clarifies TCEQ requirements for reporting unauthorized discharges and overflows from sanitary sewers.
Date: April 2011
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Field Operations Support Division.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History