Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 1 - RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS
Chapter 4 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Subchapter B - COMMERCIAL RECYCLING
Division 3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR OFF-LEASE OR CENTRALIZED COMMERCIAL SOLID OIL AND GAS WASTE RECYCLING
Section 4.234 - Minimum Design and Construction Information
Universal Citation: 16 TX Admin Code § 4.234
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) A permit application for an off-lease or centralized commercial solid oil and gas waste recycling facility shall include the layout and design of the facility by including a plat drawn to scale with north arrow to top of the map showing the location and information on the design and size of all receiving, processing, and storage areas and all equipment (e.g., pug mill), tanks, silos, monitor wells, dikes, fences, and access roads.
(b) A permit application for an off-lease or centralized commercial solid oil and gas waste recycling facility also shall include:
(1) a
description of the type and thickness of liners (e.g., fiberglass, steel
concrete), if any, for all tanks, silos, pits, and storage
areas/cells;
(2) for storage areas
where tanks and/or liners are not used, credible engineering and/or geologic
information demonstrating that tanks or liners are not necessary for the
protection of surface and subsurface water;
(3) a map view and two perpendicular
cross-sectional views of pits and/or storage areas/cells to be constructed,
showing the bottom, sides, and dikes, showing the dimensions of each;
(4) a plan to control and manage stormwater
runoff and to retain incoming wastes during wet weather, including the location
and dimensions of dikes and/or storage basins that would collect, at a minimum,
stormwater from the facility during a 25-year, 24-hour rainfall event, and all
calculations made to determine the required capacity and design; and
(5) if the application is for a stationary
commercial recycling facility, a plan for the installation of monitoring wells
at the facility unless waived by the Technical Permitting Section under §
4.241(d) of this
title (relating to Minimum Permit Provisions for Operations).
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