Texas Administrative Code
Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Chapter 106 - PERMITS BY RULE
Subchapter X - WASTE PROCESSES AND REMEDIATION
Section 106.534 - Municipal Solid Waste Landfills and Transfer Stations
Current through Reg. 49, No. 52; December 27, 2024
Municipal solid waste landfill (MSWLF) cell construction or modification, as defined in 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §60.751, of MSWLF Type I, Type I-AE, Type II, Type III, Type IV, Type IV-AE, and Type V transfer stations as defined in § 330.5 of this title (relating to Classification of Municipal Solid Waste Facilities) that meet the conditions listed in this section are permitted by rule.
(1) The following are not authorized by this section:
(2) The owner or operator must have obtained a valid permit or registration under § 330.7 of this title (relating to Permit Required), for the site.
(3) The MSWLF or transfer station must have a design capacity of less than 2.5 million megagrams (Mg) by mass or 2.5 million cubic meters by volume.
(4) The MSWLF or transfer station must have a non-methane organic compound emission rate of less than 50 Mg per year as determined by United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publication AP-42, Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors.
(5) Emissions from the site are limited to 25 tons per year of volatile organic compounds or particulate matter. There are no short-term limitations for particulate matter and volatile organic compounds.
(6) Visible emissions from the site must not leave the property for a period exceeding 30 seconds in any six-minute period as determined by EPA Test Method 22, as found in 40 CFR Part 60, Appendix A.
(7) Transfer stations not located at an MSWLF site shall:
(8) Facilities shall comply with applicable requirements of all federal regulations and state rules.