Texas Administrative Code
Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Chapter 334 - UNDERGROUND AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANKS
Subchapter G - TARGET CONCENTRATION CRITERIA
Section 334.206 - Criteria for Institutional Control Use

Universal Citation: 30 TX Admin Code § 334.206

Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025

(a) Within 90 days of the date the agency requests the filing of an institutional control, the owner and operator must provide a certified copy of the filed institutional control stamped by the County Clerk(s), listing the page and volume of the record notice to the agency. The filed institutional control must contain:

(1) the name and address of the owner and operator of the tract of land to which the institutional controls are applicable, and a metes and bounds description of the portion(s) of the tract of land affected by the institutional control as agreed to by the agency;

(2) a plat map clearly demarcating the portion(s) of the tract of land to which the institutional control applies. The map must contain a north arrow, a correlating map scale, and a legend identifying any used symbols or abbreviations;

(3) a certification by a registered professional land surveyor so registered by the Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying attesting to the accuracy of the descriptions provided in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection;

(4) the terms of the institutional control as presented in § 334.208 of this title (relating to Model Institutional Control);

(5) a statement that the agency must be notified in writing at least 120 days prior to changes in site use or site conditions which violate the terms of the institutional control, when the terms of the institutional control place use conditions on the affected area;

(6) a statement that information and documents concerning the corrective action effort and contaminant conditions are available for inspection upon request of the agency;

(7) a statement that residual levels of regulated substances are present at the site and that generation of the affected soils or water may require special handling and disposal and/or treatment in accordance with applicable state and federal regulations; and

(8) other information as requested by the agency.

(b) The current or future owner of the property affected by the institutional control shall notify the agency in writing at least 120 days prior to changing the use or altering the condition of the site such that the conditions specified in the institutional control would no longer be met. The owner and operator will then provide a re-evaluation of the site to the agency within 30 days of the date of notification such that the property owner is able to demonstrate:

(1) that levels of regulated substances have degraded such that human health and safety, and the environment are protected under the planned land use or site condition change;

(2) the site will be adequately cleaned to meet human health and environmental protective levels for the planned land use or site condition change; or

(3) application of a revised institutional control will ensure adequate protection of public health and safety and the environment. The revised institutional control shall conform with all requirements of this section relating to institutional controls.

(c) When the implementation of institutional controls by the owner and operator is a condition of site closure, and such condition was stipulated in a final concurrence letter issued by the agency, the closure status is valid only so long as the conditions set forth in the institutional control agreed to by the agency and filed in the county deed records are met. When the conditions of the institutional control are not met, then the conditions for closure are no longer met, and site closure status is nullified. The current or future owner and operator affected by the institutional control shall notify the agency within 24 hours of the discovery that the conditions of the institutional control are not met. When the conditions of the institutional control are not met and the change in site use or condition was not coordinated as defined in subsection (a)(5) of this section, then the future or current owner and operator is out of compliance pursuant to § 334.81(h) of this title (relating to Corrective Action Plan) and may be subjected to formal enforcement proceedings.

(d) When appropriate analytical evidence demonstrates to the reasonable satisfaction of the agency that concentrations of residual substances at the site no longer exceed the target risk goals by process of natural degradation or other active site cleanup, then the agency shall agree by written concurrence to the placement of a statement in the county deed records by the current or future owner of the land which nullifies the need for the institutional control and indicates that residual substance concentrations meet health protective levels. Under this condition, the final concurrence letter shall remain in effect.

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