Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 332 - COMPOSTING › Subchapter A - GENERAL INFORMATION › Section 332.4 - General Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
All composting facilities and backyard operations shall
					 comply with all of the following general requirements. Violations of these
					 requirements are subject to enforcement by the commission and may result in the
					 assessment of civil or administrative penalties pursuant to Texas Water Code,
					 Chapter 7 ( Enforcement).
(1)
				  Compliance with Texas Water Code. The activities that are subject to this
				  chapter shall be conducted in a manner that prevents the discharge of material
				  to or the pollution of surface water or groundwater in accordance with the
				  provisions of the Texas Water Code, Chapter 26 ( Water Quality
				  Control).
(2) Nuisance conditions.
				  The composting, mulching, and land application of material shall be conducted
				  in a sanitary manner that shall prevent the creation of nuisance conditions as
				  defined in §
										330.3 of
				  this title (relating to Definitions) and as prohibited by the Texas Health and
				  Safety Code, Chapters 341 and 382 ( Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health
				  Protection Measures; and Clean Air Act), the Texas Water Code, Chapter 26 (
				  Water Quality Control), §
										101.4 of this
				  title (relating to Nuisance), and any other applicable regulations or
				  statutes.
(3) Discharge to surface
				  water or groundwater. The discharge of material to or the pollution of surface
				  water or groundwater as a result of the beneficial use or reuse and recycling
				  of material is prohibited.
(4)
				  Compliance with federal laws. Facility operations shall be conducted in
				  accordance with all applicable federal laws and regulations.
(5) Compliance with state laws. Facility
				  operations shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable laws and
				  regulations of the State of Texas.
(6) Facility operations. Facility operations
				  shall not be conducted in a manner which causes endangerment of human health
				  and welfare, or the environment.
(7) Operations on a municipal solid waste
				  landfill unit. No composting activities shall be conducted within the permitted
				  boundaries of a municipal solid waste landfill without prior approval by the
				  executive director as required by §
										305.70
				  of this title (relating to Municipal Solid Waste Permit and Registration
				  Modifications).
(8) Operational
				  requirement. Operations shall be conducted in such a manner to ensure that no
				  unauthorized or prohibited materials are processed at the facility. All
				  unauthorized or prohibited materials received by the facility shall be disposed
				  of at an authorized facility in a timely manner.
(9) Leachate. Leachate from landfills and
				  mixed municipal solid waste composting operations shall not be used on any
				  composting process, except mixed municipal solid waste composting, and shall
				  not be added after the designation of an end-product grade unless the product
				  is reanalyzed to determine end-product quality.
(10) Nonhazardous industrial solid waste.
				  This chapter applies to the composting, mulching, and land application of only
				  the following nonhazardous industrial solid waste when the composting occurs on
				  property that does not qualify for the exemption from the requirement of an
				  industrial solid waste permit pursuant to §
										335.2(d)
				  of this title (relating to Permit Required):
(A) dead animal carcasses;
(B) clean wood material;
(C) vegetative material;
(D) paper;
(E) manure (including paunch
				  manure);
(F) meat
				  feedstocks;
(G) fish
				  feedstocks;
(H) dairy material
				  feedstocks;
(I) yard trimmings;
				  and
(J) oils and greases.