Texas Administrative Code
Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
Part 1 - GENERAL LAND OFFICE
Chapter 26 - COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Subchapter B - GOALS AND POLICIES
Section 26.18 - Policies for Discharges of Wastewater and Disposal of Waste from Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Activities
Universal Citation: 31 TX Admin Code § 26.18
Current through Reg. 49, No. 52; December 27, 2024
(a) Disposal of oil and gas waste in the coastal zone shall comply with the policies in this section.
(1) No new
commercial oil and gas waste disposal pit shall be located in any
CNRA.
(2) Oil and gas waste
disposal pits shall be designed to prevent releases of pollutants that
adversely affect coastal waters or critical areas.
(b) Discharge of oil and gas exploration and production wastewater in the coastal zone shall comply with the following policies.
(1) All discharges shall comply
with all provisions of surface water quality standards established by the TCEQ
under §26.21 of this title (relating to Policies for Discharge of
Municipal and Industrial Wastewater to Coastal Waters).
(2) To the greatest extent practicable, new
wastewater outfalls shall be located where the discharge will not adversely
affect critical areas. Existing wastewater outfalls that adversely affect
critical areas shall be either discontinued or relocated so as not to adversely
affect critical areas within two years of the effective date of this
section.
(3) The RRC shall notify
the TCEQ and the TPWD upon receipt of an application for a new permit to
discharge produced waters to waters under tidal influence. In determining
compliance with the policies in this section, the RRC shall consider the
effects of salinity from the discharge.
(c) The RRC shall comply with the policies in this section when issuing permits and adopting rules under the Texas Natural Resources Code, Chapter 91, for oil and gas waste, and under Texas Water Code, Chapter 26, and the Texas Natural Resources Code, Chapter 91, for oil and gas wastewater discharges.
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