Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 330 - MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE › Subchapter B - PERMIT AND REGISTRATION APPLICATION PROCEDURES › Section 330.73 - Additional Standard Permit and Registration Conditions for Municipal Solid Waste Facilities

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) If at any
				  time during the life of the facility the owner or operator becomes aware of any
				  condition in the permit or registration that necessitates a change to
				  accommodate new technology or improved methods or that makes it impractical to
				  keep the facility in compliance, the owner or operator shall submit to the
				  executive director requested changes to the permit or registration in
				  accordance with §
										305.62 of
				  this title (relating to Amendment) or §
										305.70
				  of this title (relating to Municipal Solid Waste Permit and Registration
				  Modifications) and must be approved prior to their implementation.
(b) All drawings or other sheets prepared for
				  requested revisions must be submitted following the format in §
										330.57(g)
				  of this title (relating to Permit and Registration Applications for Municipal
				  Solid Waste Facilities). All revised engineering and geoscientific plans,
				  drawings, and reports shall be signed and sealed by a licensed professional
				  engineer or geoscientist as specified in §
										330.57(f)
				  of this title.
(c) Before a permit,
				  or a major permit amendment as provided in §
										305.62(j)(1)
				  of this title, for a municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill is issued, the
				  executive director shall perform a site assessment of the facility, as
				  prescribed by the executive director, to confirm information included in the
				  application.
(d) A preconstruction
				  conference shall be held prior to commencement of physical construction for an
				  MSW landfill facility, a vertical landfill expansion, or a lateral landfill
				  expansion. The preconstruction conference shall not be held more than 90 days
				  prior to the date that construction is scheduled to begin. All aspects of the
				  permit, construction activities, and inspections shall be discussed. Additional
				  preconstruction conferences may be held prior to the opening of a new MSW
				  landfill unit. The executive director and owner's representatives, including
				  the engineer, the geotechnical consultant, the contractor, and the facility
				  manager, shall attend the preconstruction conference.
(e) The owner or operator shall obtain and
				  submit certification by a Texas-licensed professional engineer that the
				  facility has been constructed as designed in accordance with the issued
				  registration or permit and in general compliance with the regulations prior to
				  initial operation. The owner or operator shall maintain that certification on
				  site for inspection.
(f) After all
				  initial construction activity has been completed and prior to accepting any
				  solid waste, the owner or operator shall contact the executive director and
				  region office in writing and request a pre-opening inspection. A pre-opening
				  inspection shall be conducted by the executive director within 14 days of
				  notification by the owner or operator that all construction activities have
				  been completed, accompanied by representatives of the owner or operator and the
				  engineer.
(g) The MSW facility
				  shall not accept solid waste until the executive director has confirmed in
				  writing that all applicable submissions required by the permit or registration
				  and this chapter have been received and found to be acceptable, and that
				  construction is in compliance with the permit or registration and the approved
				  site development plan. If the executive director has not provided a written or
				  verbal response within 14 days of completion of the pre-opening inspection, the
				  facility shall be considered approved for acceptance of waste.