Texas Administrative Code
Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Chapter 335 - INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTE AND MUNICIPAL HAZARDOUS WASTE
Subchapter B - HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 335.47 - Special Requirements for Persons Eligible for a Federal Permit by Rule

Universal Citation: 30 TX Admin Code § 335.47

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

(a) The following persons are eligible for a permit by rule under 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §270.60:

(1) the owner or operator of a barge or other vessel which accepts hazardous waste for ocean disposal;

(2) the owner or operator of a publicly owned treatment works (POTW) which accepts hazardous waste for treatment; and

(3) the owner or operator of an injection well used to dispose of hazardous waste.

(b) To be eligible for a permit by rule, such person shall comply with the requirements of 40 CFR §270.60 and the following rules:

(1) 40 CFR §264.11 (EPA identification number);

(2) 40 CFR §264.73(a) and (b)(1) (operating record);

(3) 40 CFR §264.75 (biennial report);

(4) § 335.12 of this title (relating to Shipping Requirements Applicable to Owners or Operators of Storage, Processing, or Disposal Facilities); and

(5) § 335.15 of this title (relating to Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements Applicable to Owners or Operators of Storage, Processing, or Disposal Facilities).

(c) In addition to the requirements stated in subsection (b) of this section, the owner or operator of an injection well used to dispose of hazardous waste shall:

(1) comply with the applicable personnel training requirements of 40 CFR §264.16;

(2) when abandonment is completed, submit to the executive director certification by the owner or operator and certification by a Texas licensed professional engineer that the facility has been closed in accordance with the specifications in § 331.46 of this title (relating to Closure Standards); and

(3) for underground injection control permits issued after November 8, 1984, comply with § 335.167 of this title (relating to Corrective Action for Solid Waste Management Units). Where the underground injection well is the only unit at a facility which requires a permit, comply with 40 CFR §270.14(d) (concerning information requirements for solid waste management units). Persons who dispose of hazardous waste by means of underground injection must obtain a permit under the Texas Water Code, Chapter 27.

(d) In addition to the requirements stated in subsection (b) of this section, the owner or operator of a POTW which accepts hazardous waste for treatment shall:

(1) meet all federal, state, and local pretreatment requirements which would be applicable to the waste if it were being discharged into the POTW through a sewer, pipe, or similar conveyance; and

(2) for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits issued after November 8, 1984, comply with § 335.167 of this title.

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