Texas Administrative Code
Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Chapter 335 - INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTE AND MUNICIPAL HAZARDOUS WASTE
Subchapter F - PERMITTING STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE, OR DISPOSAL FACILITIES
Section 335.179 - Financial Assurance
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) Before a permit or post-closure order may be issued, amended, extended, or renewed for a solid waste facility for storage, processing, or disposal of hazardous waste, the commission shall determine the type or types of financial assurance which may be used by the applicant to comply with applicable regulations.
(b) Before hazardous waste may be stored, processed, or disposed of at a solid waste facility subject to this subchapter, the permittee must:
(c) Before hazardous waste may be stored, processed, or disposed of at a solid waste facility or a group of such facilities subject to this subchapter, the owner or operator must establish financial assurance for bodily injury and property damage to third parties caused by sudden accidental occurrences arising from operations of the facility or group of facilities in a manner that meets the requirements of Chapter 37 of this title (relating to Financial Assurance).
(d) Before hazardous waste may be stored, processed, or disposed of at a solid waste facility containing a hazardous waste surface impoundment, landfill, land treatment facility, or disposal miscellaneous unit used to manage hazardous waste or a group of such facilities subject to this subchapter, the owner or operator must establish financial assurance for nonsudden liability coverage for bodily injury and property damage to third parties caused by nonsudden accidental occurrences arising from operations of the facility or group of facilities in a manner that meets the requirements of Chapter 37 of this title.
(e) If the executive director determines that there is a significant risk to human health and the environment from nonsudden accidental occurrences resulting from the operations of a facility that is not a surface impoundment, landfill, or land treatment facility, the owner or operator may be required to comply with subsection (d) of this section.