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Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 30 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS › Subchapter J - WASTEWATER OPERATORS AND OPERATIONS COMPANIES › Section 30.346 - Qualifications for Initial Registration

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
To obtain a registration, a person must meet the
					 requirements of Subchapter A of this chapter (relating to Administration of
					 Occupational Licenses and Registrations).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 30 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS › Subchapter J - WASTEWATER OPERATORS AND OPERATIONS COMPANIES › Section 30.348 - Qualifications for Registration Renewal

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
To renew a registration a person must meet the requirements
					 of Subchapter A of this chapter (relating to Administration of Occupational
					 Licenses and Registrations).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 30 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS › Subchapter J - WASTEWATER OPERATORS AND OPERATIONS COMPANIES › Section 30.350 - Classification of Wastewater Treatment Facilities, Wastewater Collection Systems, and Licenses Required

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Operators of
				  remote or mobile sludge processing facilities are required to hold a valid
				  Class D or higher license.
(b)
				  Operators of domestic wastewater treatment facilities owned and located on
				  industrial sites that are regulated by industrial-type wastewater disposal
				  permits are required to be licensed, only if the point of discharge is separate
				  from any other industrial outfalls and the domestic wastewater is not mixed
				  with other industrial wastewater before discharge.
(c) An individual first entering the field of
				  wastewater treatment or collection may be employed as an operator-in-training
				  for a period up to one year. An operator-in-training must perform all process
				  control tasks in the presence of a licensed operator.
(d) Each holder of a wastewater disposal
				  permit for a wastewater treatment facility shall employ or contract with one or
				  more licensed wastewater treatment facility operators holding the appropriate
				  level of license or wastewater system operations companies holding a valid
				  registration and employing licensed wastewater treatment facility operators
				  holding the appropriate level of license.
(e) Domestic wastewater treatment facilities
				  will be classified in accordance with the following criteria.
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					 Graphic
(f)
				  Category D wastewater treatment facilities shall be reclassified as Category C
				  facilities if any of the following conditions exist:
(1) a Category D facility incorporating
				  anaerobic sludge digestion, except Imhoff tanks with sludge drawn off to drying
				  beds;
(2) a Category D facility
				  whose permit requires nutrient reduction; or
(3) a Category D facility whose permit
				  requires the final effluent to meet a daily average biochemical oxygen
				  demand5 or total suspended solids concentration less
				  than ten milligrams per liter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 30 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS › Subchapter J - WASTEWATER OPERATORS AND OPERATIONS COMPANIES › Section 30.355 - Additional Requirements for Wastewater Operations Companies

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) When a wastewater operations company
				  submits an application to obtain or renew a registration, it must submit a
				  report to the executive director. For each wastewater treatment facility or
				  wastewater collection system the report shall include:
(1) the operations company name, location,
				  and mailing address;
(2) the
				  permittee's name and mailing addresses;
(3) the commission permit number, if
				  applicable;
(4) the dates of
				  operation during the registration validity period;
(5) the names and license numbers of all
				  licensed operators employed by the operations company;
(6) the name of the licensed chief operator
				  for each facility; and
(7) any
				  additional information required by the executive director.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 30 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS › Subchapter K - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM OPERATORS AND OPERATIONS COMPANIES › Section 30.381 - Purpose and Applicability

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The purpose
				  of this subchapter is to establish qualifications for issuing and renewing
				  licenses and registrations to:
(1) public
				  water system operators who perform process control duties in production or
				  distribution of drinking water; and
(2) operations companies that operate public
				  water systems on a contractual basis.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 30 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS › Subchapter K - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM OPERATORS AND OPERATIONS COMPANIES › Section 30.387 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise.
(1) Chief
				  operator--An individual who has overall responsibility for the operation of a
				  public water system.
(2) Honorary
				  license--License converted from a perpetual license that has been discontinued
				  by the commission. This honorary license does not award the licensee the
				  authority to perform process control duties in production or distribution of
				  drinking water for public water systems.
(3) Military operator-in-training--An
				  individual who is an active duty member of the military of the United States
				  and has successfully completed the Bioenvironmental Engineering Apprentice
				  (BEA) or equivalent military training, as determined by the executive director,
				  and collects microbiological samples and determines disinfection residuals for
				  military facilities' water distribution systems. This individual may not
				  perform any other process control duties in the water distribution or treatment
				  facilities of a military installation.
(4) Operator-in-charge--An individual who has
				  overall responsibility for the operation of a public water system in the
				  absence of the chief operator.
(5)
				  Operator-in-training--An unlicensed individual entering the field of public
				  water system operation for the first time who has less than one year of
				  experience and is in training to perform process control duties in production
				  or distribution of public drinking water.
(6) Public water system operations company--A
				  person or other nongovernmental entity that provides operations services to one
				  or more public water systems on a contractual basis.
(7) Public water system operator--Licensed
				  operator who performs process control duties in production or distribution of
				  drinking water.
(8) Work
				  experience--The actual performance of job tasks in a public water supply system
				  that are considered essential for the treatment or distribution of drinking
				  water.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 30 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS › Subchapter K - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM OPERATORS AND OPERATIONS COMPANIES › Section 30.390 - Qualifications for Initial License

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) To
				  obtain a license, an individual must meet the requirements of Subchapter A of
				  this chapter (relating to Administration of Occupational Licenses and
				  Registrations), and the following requirements for each class of license, and
				  pass an examination.
Attached Graphic
(b) An individual who applies for
				  a Class C, B, or A license, and relies on a bachelor's or master's degree to
				  meet the educational requirements, must have a bachelor's or master's degree
				  with a major in chemistry, biology, engineering, microbiology, bacteriology, or
				  other similar discipline approved by the executive director.
(c) An individual who applies for a Class C
				  or B license must obtain at least one-half of the total work experience
				  requirement in the specific field for the license that is requested:
(1) for Class C and B surface water licenses,
				  the experience must be obtained through operations activities at the production
				  or treatment facilities for surface water or groundwater under the direct
				  influence of surface water;
(2) for
				  Class C and B groundwater licenses, the experience must be obtained through
				  operations activities at the production or treatment facilities for groundwater
				  source or groundwater under the direct influence of surface water; or
(3) for Class C and B distribution licenses,
				  at least one-half of the required experience must be obtained as a result of
				  operations activities at treated water storage, pumping, or distribution
				  facilities; and
(4) once the work
				  experience has been met from paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection,
				  the executive director may count any remaining experience to meet up to 50% of
				  the remaining requirement.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 30 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS › Subchapter K - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM OPERATORS AND OPERATIONS COMPANIES › Section 30.392 - Qualifications for License Renewal

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) To
				  renew a license, an individual must have:
(1)
				  met the requirements of Subchapter A of this chapter (relating to
				  Administration of Occupational Licenses and Registrations) and completed a
				  total amount of approved continuing education equal to that of ten hours per
				  year the license is valid; or
(2)
				  met the requirements of Subchapter A of this chapter and passed the examination
				  for the license.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 30 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS › Subchapter K - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM OPERATORS AND OPERATIONS COMPANIES › Section 30.396 - Qualifications for Initial Registration

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
To obtain a registration, a person must meet the
					 requirements of Subchapter A of this chapter (relating to Administration of
					 Occupational Licenses and Registrations).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 30 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS › Subchapter K - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM OPERATORS AND OPERATIONS COMPANIES › Section 30.398 - Qualifications for Registration Renewal

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
To renew a registration a person must meet the requirements
					 of Subchapter A of this chapter (relating to Administration of Occupational
					 Licenses and Registrations).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 30 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS › Subchapter K - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM OPERATORS AND OPERATIONS COMPANIES › Section 30.400 - Additional Requirements for Public Water System Operations Companies

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) When a public water system operating
				  company submits an application to obtain or renew a registration, it must
				  submit a report to the executive director. The report shall include:
(1) the public water system operating company
				  name, registration number, location, and mailing address;
(2) the public water system identification
				  number and name for each system operated;
(3) the dates of operation during the
				  reporting period;
(4) the names and
				  license numbers of all licensed operators employed by the operations
				  company;
(5) the names of the
				  licensed chief operators and licensed supervisors; and
(6) any additional information required by
				  the executive director.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 30 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS › Subchapter K - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM OPERATORS AND OPERATIONS COMPANIES › Section 30.402 - Exemptions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An individual who performs process
				  control duties in production or distribution of drinking water for a transient
				  non-community water system as defined in §
										290.38 of
				  this title (relating to Definitions), is exempt from the licensing requirements
				  of this subchapter, if the source water for the water system is purchased
				  treated water or groundwater that is not under the direct influence of surface
				  water.
(b) An operator-in-training
				  under the direct supervision of a licensed public water system operator is
				  exempt from the licensing requirements of this subchapter.
(c) A military operator-in-training under the
				  direct supervision of a licensed public water system operator is exempt from
				  the licensing requirements of this subchapter for the purpose of collecting
				  microbiological samples or determining disinfection residuals at military
				  facilities' water distribution systems. The military operator-in-training is
				  not exempt from the licensing requirements of this subchapter for the purpose
				  of performing any other process control duties in the distribution or treatment
				  facilities of a public water system.
(d) An individual who holds a groundwater or
				  surface water license may perform duties relating to the operation and
				  maintenance of drinking water production, purchased water, and water
				  distribution systems and is not required to hold a distribution
				  license.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 30 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS › Subchapter L - VISIBLE EMISSIONS EVALUATOR TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Section 30.500 - Purpose and Applicability

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The purpose
				  of this subchapter is to establish standards approved by the executive director
				  to train and certify visible emissions evaluators.
(b) Persons who train and certify visible
				  emissions evaluators must meet the qualifications of this subchapter and be
				  approved by the executive director.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 30 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS › Subchapter L - VISIBLE EMISSIONS EVALUATOR TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Section 30.501 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, shall have the following meanings (unless the context clearly
					 indicates otherwise).
(1) Visible
				  emissions evaluator--A person trained and certified in Texas to conduct visible
				  emissions assessments as determined by testing every six months consistent with
				  the United States Environmental Protection Agency's guidance found in 40 Code
				  of Federal Regulations Part 60 Appendix A, Method 9.
(2) Visible emissions evaluator course--A
				  training course presented by a qualified training provider that has been
				  approved by the executive director.
(3) Visible emissions evaluator training
				  provider--A person that has been approved by the executive director to train
				  and certify visible emission evaluators on both the basic lecture session as
				  well as conduct and perform field training.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 30 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS › Subchapter L - VISIBLE EMISSIONS EVALUATOR TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Section 30.502 - Terms for Visible Emission Evaluator Certification

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
All visible emission evaluator certifications are valid for
					 six months from the date of issuance.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 30 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS › Subchapter L - VISIBLE EMISSIONS EVALUATOR TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Section 30.503 - Visible Emission Evaluator Course Training Material and Course Approval

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Applications for new visible emissions evaluator course
					 training material and course approval shall be made in accordance with §
										30.28 of
					 this title (relating to Approval of Training).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 30 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS › Subchapter L - VISIBLE EMISSIONS EVALUATOR TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Section 30.504 - Visible Emission Evaluator Training Provider Approval

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
To obtain approval to train and certify visible emissions
					 evaluators, a person must:
(1) submit
				  an application made on a standard form approved by the executive
				  director;
(2) submit the
				  appropriate fee; and
(3) meet the
				  training criteria approved by the executive director.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 30 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS › Subchapter L - VISIBLE EMISSIONS EVALUATOR TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Section 30.505 - Requirements for Visible Emission Evaluator Training Providers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Visible emission evaluator course training providers
					 shall:
(1) train and certify visible
				  emissions evaluators within the State of Texas;
(2) provide the executive director with
				  electronic records of training and certifications, in an acceptable format, as
				  approved by the executive director;
(3) provide telephone and facsimile numbers
				  to assist customers that may inquire about certification status;
(4) respond to inquiries regarding the
				  visible emission evaluator course training and certification program;
(5) be responsible for all training and
				  certification materials, equipment, and training locations including, but not
				  limited to classrooms and field sites; and
(6) be responsible for issuing
				  certificates.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 30 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS › Subchapter L - VISIBLE EMISSIONS EVALUATOR TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Section 30.506 - Visible Emission Evaluator Training Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Visible emission evaluator training
				  providers must:
(1) ensure that training
				  meets the general and delivery standards approved by the executive
				  director;
(2) follow the criteria
				  and procedures of Method 9 as established by United States Environmental
				  Protection Agency;
(3) provide a
				  six to eight hour mandatory lecture session for first time students, and those
				  students desiring to attend the lecture session again as a refresher;
(4) present the lecture session to the new
				  students prior to any field training or testing;
(5) present the lecture session in a setting
				  that is conducive to learning;
(6)
				  use visual aids and handouts to clarify topics that are taught; and
(7) provide one proctor for 24 attendees or
				  less, two proctors for 25 to 100 attendees, and an additional proctor for every
				  50 attendees over 100.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 30 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS › Subchapter L - VISIBLE EMISSIONS EVALUATOR TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Section 30.507 - Field Training and Testing Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Field training shall:
(1) provide repetition of any field
				  instructions, given at the lecture session, to those attendees attempting
				  recertification who have not had to attend the lecture;
(2) provide familiarization plumes shown
				  before the start of each black portion and each white portion of the field
				  test;
(3) provide for completion of
				  one test run for new students prior to taking a test for certification. The
				  training run shall consist of 25 black readings and 25 white readings, and be
				  given exactly as a regular certification test run. The training run cannot be
				  accepted from the new student as certification, even if the score is within the
				  passing parameters. This training run will be kept on file for three years;
				  and
(4) allow attendees that are
				  attempting recertification to take the training run described above before
				  certification.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 30 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS › Subchapter L - VISIBLE EMISSIONS EVALUATOR TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Section 30.508 - Disapproval of Visible Emissions Evaluator Course Training

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The executive director may return without
				  approval, visible emissions evaluator training courses and training material
				  that is determined to contain errors.
(b) The executive director may rescind or
				  deny training approval for good cause, to include, but not be limited to:
(1) training that does not conform to current
				  technical standards or rules;
(2)
				  training that does not conform to the materials as approved;
(3) subject matter that is not related to job
				  tasks performed by licensees;
(4)
				  an instructor not qualified to teach the subject matter;
(5) an instructor that is ineffective in the
				  delivery of the subject matter;
(6)
				  an instructor that promotes or endorses products, product lines, or services
				  from one manufacturer, distributor, or service provider;
(7) participation records or other records
				  that are false or untimely submitted; or
(8) the training provider's noncompliance
				  with a training recall.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 33 - CONSOLIDATED PERMIT PROCESSING › Subchapter A - PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY › Section 33.1 - Purpose and Applicability

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The purpose
				  of this chapter is to implement the commission's authority under Texas Water
				  Code, Chapter 5, Subchapter J, to conduct coordinated permit processing and
				  issue one consolidated permit.
(b)
				  This chapter applies to any plant, facility, unit, or site that is required to
				  have more than one permit issued by the commission and that files applications
				  with the commission under Texas Water Code, Chapter 5, Subchapter J. This
				  chapter sets forth the standards and requirements for applications and actions
				  concerning consolidated permits and amendments, modifications, renewals,
				  transfers, corrections, revocations, and suspensions of those
				  permits.
(c) A federal operating
				  permit governed by the requirements of Texas Health and Safety Code,
				  §§
										382.054-382.0543,
				  may not be consolidated with other permits under this chapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 33 - CONSOLIDATED PERMIT PROCESSING › Subchapter A - PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY › Section 33.3 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following terms, when used in this chapter, have the
					 following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Consolidated permit--A permit issued
				  under Texas Water Code, Chapter 5, Subchapter J, and this chapter, and that
				  contains authorizations for activities in more than one program.
(2) Component authorization--An authorization
				  within a consolidated permit that would normally be issued as an individual
				  authorization under the requirements of applicable law governing operations at
				  a facility, plant, or site.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 33 - CONSOLIDATED PERMIT PROCESSING › Subchapter B - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 33.11 - Issuance of Consolidated Permit

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) If a
				  plant, facility, unit, or site is required to have more than one permit issued
				  by the commission, and the applications for all permits are filed within a
				  30-day period, the commission, on request of the applicant, shall conduct
				  coordinated application reviews and one hearing on all permits requested to be
				  consolidated by the applicant. The commission may issue one consolidated
				  permit, or issue separate permits after consolidated processing under this
				  chapter.
(b) The commission shall
				  issue one consolidated permit upon request of an applicant meeting the
				  requirements of this chapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 33 - CONSOLIDATED PERMIT PROCESSING › Subchapter B - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 33.13 - Applications for Consolidated Permits

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An applicant shall use existing applications required under
					 commission rules for all of the authorizations sought in the consolidated
					 permit.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 33 - CONSOLIDATED PERMIT PROCESSING › Subchapter B - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 33.15 - Fees for Consolidated Permit Processing

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A fee for a consolidated permit shall be equal to the sum
					 of the fees that would be required if each application for a requested
					 authorization was processed separately. The executive director may reduce the
					 fee for a consolidated permit if he finds that consolidated processing of an
					 application will result in savings to the agency.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 33 - CONSOLIDATED PERMIT PROCESSING › Subchapter B - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 33.17 - Public Notice

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) As provided by
				  Chapter 39, Subchapter G of this title (relating to Public Notice for
				  Applications for Consolidated Permits), all notice requirements that apply to
				  each separate authorization must be satisfied when an applicant requests
				  combined public notices of consolidated permits.
(b) If an applicant is required to mail
				  notice under Chapter 39 of this title (relating to Public Notice), Chapter 305
				  of this title (relating to Consolidated Permits), or Chapter 335 of this title
				  (relating to Industrial Solid Waste and Municipal Hazardous Waste), for any
				  part of a consolidated public notice, the applicant shall fulfill those mailed
				  notice requirements.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 33 - CONSOLIDATED PERMIT PROCESSING › Subchapter B - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 33.19 - Renewal of Consolidated Permits

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  renewal period for a consolidated permit is the shortest term set by any state
				  or federal statute or rule governing one or more of the authorizations in the
				  consolidated permit.
(b) A
				  consolidated permit may be renewed as a consolidated permit; or may be
				  separated at the request of the applicant and the applications processed
				  separately. Consolidated permits shall be subject to the renewal requirements
				  of applicable laws and commission rules governing operations at the facility,
				  plant, or site.
(c) A permit issued
				  before and effective on September 1, 1997, that authorizes more than one permit
				  program, may be renewed under rules applicable to that existing permit, as a
				  consolidated permit, or, upon request of the applicant, may be separated by
				  programs and the permits processed separately.
(d) An applicant shall submit permit renewal
				  applications in a timely fashion, as required in commission rules. Failure to
				  submit permit renewal applications in a timely fashion shall cause a
				  consolidated permit to expire in its entirety.
(e) If a component authorization has been
				  separated from a consolidated permit when amended, transferred, or modified, as
				  provided by this chapter, it may be renewed for the full term provided by
				  applicable law governing that authorization.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 33 - CONSOLIDATED PERMIT PROCESSING › Subchapter B - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 33.21 - Amendment of a Consolidated Permit

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  consolidated permit, or a permit issued before and effective on September 1,
				  1997, that authorizes more than one permit program, may be amended as a
				  consolidated permit or, upon request of an applicant, separated by program and
				  the permits processed separately. A component authorization that is separated
				  from a consolidated permit for amendment shall retain the same term as the
				  consolidated permit, unless the applicant requests a change in the term as part
				  of a major amendment.
(b) A
				  consolidated permit shall be amended under all applicable commission rules
				  concerning amendments for the programs in the consolidated permit.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 33 - CONSOLIDATED PERMIT PROCESSING › Subchapter B - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 33.23 - Transfer of a Consolidated Permit

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  consolidated permit may be transferred as a consolidated permit or, upon
				  request of the applicant, separated for the purposes of transferring
				  authorizations. A component authorization that is separated from a consolidated
				  permit for transfer shall retain the same term as the consolidated
				  permit.
(b) A consolidated permit,
				  or any of its component authorizations, shall be transferred under all
				  applicable transfer rules required for the programs in the consolidated
				  permit.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 33 - CONSOLIDATED PERMIT PROCESSING › Subchapter B - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 33.25 - Correction of a Consolidated Permit

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A consolidated permit, or a component authorization of that
					 permit, shall be corrected under §
										50.145 of
					 this title (relating to Corrections to Permits).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 33 - CONSOLIDATED PERMIT PROCESSING › Subchapter B - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 33.27 - Consolidated Permit Denial, Suspension, and Revocation

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A consolidated permit, or any component authorization of
					 that permit, shall be denied, suspended, or revoked under all applicable rules
					 required for the programs in the consolidated permit.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 33 - CONSOLIDATED PERMIT PROCESSING › Subchapter B - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 33.29 - Modification of a Consolidated Permit

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  consolidated permit, or any component authorization of that permit, shall be
				  modified under all applicable rules required for the programs in the
				  consolidated permit. A component authorization that is separated from a
				  consolidated permit for modification shall retain the same term as the
				  consolidated permit.
(b) A permit
				  issued before and effective on September 1, 1997, that authorizes more than one
				  permit program, shall be modified under rules applicable to that existing
				  permit.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 33 - CONSOLIDATED PERMIT PROCESSING › Subchapter B - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 33.31 - Emergency or Temporary Orders

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An emergency or temporary order concerning a consolidated
					 permit shall be issued under Chapter 35 of this title (relating to Emergency
					 and Temporary Orders and Permits; Temporary Suspension or Amendment of Permit
					 Conditions).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 33 - CONSOLIDATED PERMIT PROCESSING › Subchapter C - CONSOLIDATED PERMIT PROCESSING › Section 33.41 - Pre-submittal Conference

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An applicant considering the submission of applications for
					 coordinated reviews and one hearing, or for a consolidated permit, may request
					 a pre-submittal conference to determine, at a minimum, the types of permits to
					 be consolidated, timelines for the submission of applications, and notice and
					 hearing requirements. A request for a pre-submittal conference may be made to
					 the executive director.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 33 - CONSOLIDATED PERMIT PROCESSING › Subchapter C - CONSOLIDATED PERMIT PROCESSING › Section 33.43 - Intent To File Applications for Consolidated Permit Processing and a Consolidated Permit

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  shall notify the commission of the intent to request consolidated permit
				  processing or a consolidated permit by submitting a letter of intent to the
				  executive director. The letter of intent must contain at least the following:
(1) the applicant's name;
(2) the applicant's address;
(3) the location of the facility;
(4) the number and types of authorizations to
				  be consolidated;
(5) the types of
				  notices the applicant wishes to combine; and
(6) the beginning and ending date of the time
				  period, not to exceed 30 days, during which the applicant will submit all
				  applications intended for consolidation.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 33 - CONSOLIDATED PERMIT PROCESSING › Subchapter C - CONSOLIDATED PERMIT PROCESSING › Section 33.45 - Separation by Executive Director

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  executive director may require separate processing of consolidated
				  applications, or may return one or more applications, if the executive director
				  determines:
(1) that the applicant has
				  submitted an incomplete application; or
(2) if the applicant does not respond as
				  requested to notices of deficiency.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 33 - CONSOLIDATED PERMIT PROCESSING › Subchapter C - CONSOLIDATED PERMIT PROCESSING › Section 33.47 - Request for Separate Processing Before Public Notice of Opportunity To Request a Hearing

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An applicant
				  may request that consolidated applications be processed separately at any time
				  before mailing or publishing any public notice of the opportunity to request a
				  hearing.
(b) Requests shall be
				  filed with the executive director in a timely fashion and include at least the
				  applicant's name and a list of the applications to be separated.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 33 - CONSOLIDATED PERMIT PROCESSING › Subchapter C - CONSOLIDATED PERMIT PROCESSING › Section 33.49 - Separate Processing After Notice of Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Before Referral to SOAH

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The executive
				  director may separate the applications for processing at any time after the
				  issuance of any notice of opportunity to request a hearing, but before referral
				  of the matter to SOAH, upon demonstration of good cause by the applicant. For
				  purposes of this section, good cause includes, but is not limited to:
(1) a change in the statutory or regulatory
				  requirements governing a permit; or
(2) a substantial change in the factual
				  circumstances surrounding the applications for permits.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 33 - CONSOLIDATED PERMIT PROCESSING › Subchapter C - CONSOLIDATED PERMIT PROCESSING › Section 33.51 - Separate Processing After Referral to SOAH

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An applicant may have applications processed separately
					 after an application has been referred to SOAH. An applicant shall show
					 compliance with §
										80.25
					 of this title (relating to Withdrawing the Application) in order to have the
					 applications processed separately.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 35 - EMERGENCY AND TEMPORARY ORDERS AND PERMITS; TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OR AMENDMENT OF PERMIT CONDITIONS › Subchapter A - PURPOSE, APPLICABILITY, AND DEFINITIONS › Section 35.1 - Purpose

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to implement the
					 commission's authority under Texas Water Code, Chapter 5, Subchapter L, to
					 issue temporary or emergency mandatory, permissive, or prohibitory orders and
					 by those orders to issue temporary permits or temporarily suspend or amend
					 permit conditions.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 35 - EMERGENCY AND TEMPORARY ORDERS AND PERMITS; TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OR AMENDMENT OF PERMIT CONDITIONS › Subchapter A - PURPOSE, APPLICABILITY, AND DEFINITIONS › Section 35.2 - Applicability

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
This chapter applies to any application under Texas Water
					 Code, Chapter 5, Subchapter L, to issue temporary or emergency mandatory,
					 permissive, or prohibitory orders.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 35 - EMERGENCY AND TEMPORARY ORDERS AND PERMITS; TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OR AMENDMENT OF PERMIT CONDITIONS › Subchapter A - PURPOSE, APPLICABILITY, AND DEFINITIONS › Section 35.3 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
					 shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise.
(1) Emergency order--An
				  order which must be issued immediately, in order to protect human health or
				  safety or the environment, or for other reasons specified by statute. Specific
				  requirements for an emergency order are specified in the rules in this chapter
				  relating to each program.
(2)
				  Severe property damage--Substantial physical damage to property, damage to
				  treatment facilities which causes them to become inoperable, or substantial and
				  permanent loss of natural resources which can reasonably be expected to occur
				  in the absence of a discharge. Severe property damage does not mean economic
				  loss caused by delays in production.
(3) Temporary order--An order of short
				  duration which must be issued as quickly as possible or which might allow an
				  authorization for a short term activity, setting conditions and limitations
				  that will adequately protect human health or safety or the environment, or for
				  the reasons specified in §
										35.302
				  of this title (relating to Application for Emergency and Temporary Orders to
				  Discharge). Specific requirements for a temporary order are specified in the
				  rules in this chapter relating to each program.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 35 - EMERGENCY AND TEMPORARY ORDERS AND PERMITS; TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OR AMENDMENT OF PERMIT CONDITIONS › Subchapter B - AUTHORITY OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 35.11 - Purpose and Applicability

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The purpose of this subchapter is to delegate authority to
					 the executive director and to specify applications for emergency orders on
					 which the executive director may take action on behalf of the commission under
					 this chapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 35 - EMERGENCY AND TEMPORARY ORDERS AND PERMITS; TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OR AMENDMENT OF PERMIT CONDITIONS › Subchapter B - AUTHORITY OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 35.12 - Authority of Executive Director

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  executive director may receive applications and issue emergency orders under
				  this chapter. If an emergency order is issued without notice and a hearing,
				  notice shall be issued and a hearing by the commission to affirm, modify, or
				  set aside shall be set. If a hearing request is received, and the commission
				  grants the request, the commission shall either hold a contested case hearing,
				  or remand the case to SOAH.
(b) The
				  executive director may authorize, in writing, a representative or
				  representatives to act on the executive director's behalf under this
				  chapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 35 - EMERGENCY AND TEMPORARY ORDERS AND PERMITS; TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OR AMENDMENT OF PERMIT CONDITIONS › Subchapter B - AUTHORITY OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR › Section 35.13 - Eligibility of Executive Director

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Upon assumption of national pollutant discharge elimination
					 system permit authority, the executive director, or the executive director's
					 representative or representatives, may act under this chapter on Texas
					 pollutant discharge elimination system (TPDES) permits or other TPDES-related
					 approvals only if he or she meets the qualifications set out for the executive
					 director in §
										50.141
					 of this title (relating to Eligibility of Executive
					 Director).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 35 - EMERGENCY AND TEMPORARY ORDERS AND PERMITS; TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OR AMENDMENT OF PERMIT CONDITIONS › Subchapter C - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 35.21 - Action by Commission or Executive Director

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
For the purposes of, and in the manner provided by this
					 chapter, the commission may issue a temporary order; and the commission or the
					 executive director may issue an emergency, mandatory, permissive, or
					 prohibitory order; and the commission by temporary order, or the executive
					 director or commission by emergency order, may:
(1) issue a temporary permit; or
(2) temporarily suspend or amend a permit
				  condition.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 35 - EMERGENCY AND TEMPORARY ORDERS AND PERMITS; TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OR AMENDMENT OF PERMIT CONDITIONS › Subchapter C - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 35.22 - Term and Renewal of Orders

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Unless otherwise provided by this chapter, an emergency
					 order issued under this chapter is limited to a reasonable time specified by
					 the order, which may not exceed 180 days and may be renewed once for an
					 additional period not to exceed 180 days by submittal of a new application. A
					 temporary order must be limited to a reasonable time specified by the
					 order.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 35 - EMERGENCY AND TEMPORARY ORDERS AND PERMITS; TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OR AMENDMENT OF PERMIT CONDITIONS › Subchapter C - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 35.23 - Effect of Orders

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An emergency or temporary order issued under this chapter
					 does not vest any rights in the permit holder or recipient and expires in
					 accordance with its terms.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 35 - EMERGENCY AND TEMPORARY ORDERS AND PERMITS; TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OR AMENDMENT OF PERMIT CONDITIONS › Subchapter C - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 35.24 - Application for Emergency or Temporary Order

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A person wanting an emergency or
				  temporary order under this chapter shall submit a written application to the
				  chief clerk. Unless the person submitting the application is the executive
				  director or the executive director's representative, the application must be
				  sworn.
(b) If a person seeks an
				  emergency or temporary order for a bypass of untreated or partially treated
				  wastewater, as that term is defined in §
										305.2 of
				  this title (relating to Definitions), from a facility that is subject to a
				  Texas pollutant discharge elimination system permit, the filing of the
				  application for an emergency or temporary order constitutes prior notice of an
				  anticipated bypass. Filing of the application for bypass shall be done, if
				  possible, at least ten days before the date of the bypass. The person must
				  comply with all bypass requirements under §
										305.535
				  of this title (relating to Bypasses from TPDES Permitted Facilities).
(c) The application must:
(1) state the name, address, and telephone
				  number of the applicant, the person submitting the application on the
				  applicant's behalf, and the person signing the application on the applicant's
				  behalf;
(2) contain information
				  sufficient to identify the facility and location to be affected by the
				  order;
(3) describe the condition
				  of emergency or other condition justifying the issuance of the order;
(4) allege facts to support any findings
				  required under this chapter;
(5)
				  estimate the dates on which the proposed order should begin and end and the
				  dates on which the activity proposed to be allowed, mandated, or prohibited
				  should begin and end;
(6) describe
				  the action sought and the activity proposed to be allowed, mandated, or
				  prohibited;
(7) include any other
				  statement or information required by this chapter; and
(8) be accompanied by payment of any
				  application fees required by the commission.