Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 326 - MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT › Subchapter E - OPERATIONS REQUIRING A REGISTRATION BY RULE › Section 326.55 - Mobile Treatment Unit

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  registration by rule is granted for an owner or operator of mobile treatment
				  units conducting on-site treatment of medical waste but is not the generator of
				  the waste. The mobile on-site treatment unit owner or operator completes
				  registration by rule forms provided by the commission and submits the following
				  information at least 60 days prior to commencing operations:
(1) Applicant information. Name, address, and
				  telephone number of registrant.
(2)
				  Partner, corporate officer and director information. Name, address, and
				  telephone number of partners, corporate officers, and directors, if
				  applicable.
(3) Fee information.
				  The owner or operator of a mobile treatment unit shall pay an annual
				  registration fee to the commission based upon the total weight of medical waste
				  treated on-site under each registration by rule. Fees to be assessed of owners
				  or operators of an on-site treatment unit are located in Subchapter G of this
				  chapter (relating to Fees and Reporting).
(4) Approved treatment method. Description of
				  approved treatment method to be employed and chemical preparations, as well as
				  the procedure to be utilized for routine performance testing/parameter
				  monitoring.
(5) Performance
				  testing. A written procedure for the operation and testing of any equipment
				  used and a written procedure for the preparation of any chemicals used in
				  treatment. Routine performance testing using biological indicators and/or
				  monitoring of parametric controls shall be conducted in accordance with §
				  326.41(b)(4) of this title (relating to On-Site Treatment by Large Quantity
				  Generators); and identification of performance test failures including date of
				  occurrence, corrective action procedures, and retest dates.
(6) Evidence of competency. Documentation in
				  the form of a relevant training certificate and/or description of work
				  experience.
(7) Wastewater
				  disposal. A description of the management and disposal of process waters
				  generated during treatment events.
(8) Contingency plan. A written contingency
				  plan that describes the handling and disposal of waste in the event of
				  treatment failure or equipment breakdown. If there is any question as to the
				  adequacy of treatment of any load, that load shall be run again utilizing
				  biological indicators to test for microbial reduction before the material is
				  released for landfill disposal. If the waste must be removed from the facility
				  before treatment is accomplished, a registered transporter shall remove the
				  waste and all other applicable sections of this chapter shall be in
				  effect.
(9) Cost estimate and
				  financial assurance. An estimate of the cost to remove and dispose of waste and
				  disinfect the waste treatment equipment and evidence of financial assurance
				  using procedures specified in §326.71(k) - (n) of this title (relating to
				  Registration Application Contents) and Chapter 37, Subchapter R of this title
				  (relating to Financial Assurance for Municipal Solid Waste
				  Facilities).
(10) Mobile on-site
				  treatment unit information. Description of each mobile treatment unit,
				  including:
(A) make, model, and
				  year;
(B) motor vehicle
				  identification number, if applicable;
(C) license plate (tag) number, including
				  state and year; and
(D) name of
				  mobile treatment unit owner or operator.
(11) Instructions for mailing fees. Fees
				  assessed in § 326.87(b) of this title (relating to Fees) by the executive
				  director shall be paid by the registrant within 30 days of the date of the
				  invoice and shall be submitted in the form of a check or money order or copy of
				  the confirmation of an electronic payment made payable to the agency
				  cashier.