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On March 16, 2020 TCEQ staff received notice that a transition to telework was to begin immediately. Within a week the entire agency was operating fully via telework.
I&HW Permits Section quickly adapted to working remotely. One element to our success has been the regulated community accommodating our request to make all hardcopy submittals available online for download on their webpages and submit them via email for lower tier submittals. This small change allowed us to seamlessly continue to distribute documents to project managers for review and to have applications available to the public.
To ensure uninterrupted and effective work we ask that in addition to the mailed hardcopy submittals, please also email them to ihwper@tceq.texas.gov to allow for immediate access to project managers.
If you have any questions, please email ihwper@tceq.texas.gov and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience and cooperation doing this unprecedented time.
To stay up to date, the TCEQ has created a webpage dedicated to TCEQ regulatory guidance related to COVID-19.
With 24 years under his belt with the TCEQ, Bob Patton retired from the agency on June 30th. Although we will miss him, he has more than earned the right to spend some more time with his loved ones!
We would like to announce that Gulay Aki has been named the new Section Manager for I&HW Permits Section. Gulay started her career with TCEQ in 2008 as an Engineer in the Municipal Solid Waste Permits Section. Gulay has been serving as a team leader in I&HW Permits Section since November 2019. Gulay holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering and master degrees in Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering. Gulay has been a licensed professional engineer since 2005 in the State of Texas. Gulay has been a project manager at the Texas Department of Transportation and an environmental consultant in the private sector prior to joining to TCEQ. Please help us welcome Gulay to her new role!
Coal Combustion Residuals Waste Management
TCEQ recently adopted under Title 30 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 352 Coal Combustion Residuals Waste Management regulations. These rules became effective May 28, 2020.
Visit Coal Combustion Residuals webpage for more information.
Submitting a Report for a Comprehensive Performance Test or Stack Test?
The Comprehensive Performance Test Notice of Compliance Data Forms are now available on the I&HW webpage!
All Combustion Report Analytical and Field Data must be submitted using these forms.
This will help I&HW improve reviews of Combustion Reports.
For questions, comments, or feedback, email us at IHWFixItApp@tceq.texas.gov
Pre-application meeting with TCEQ
Before submitting your renewal application, schedule a pre-application meeting with I&HW. We mail Permit Renewal Application Call-In notice letters 18 months prior to permit expiration date. You can schedule virtual pre-application meetings and other meetings throughout the renewal application preparation process.
During the meeting we will communicate any program updates, discuss the permit renewal process, introduce your application review team, and answer any questions. We are here to assist you with tools and answers as you prepare your application.
We also recommend that you schedule a pre-application meeting with I&HW before submitting a Major amendment or Class 3 modification.
Here’s how you prepare:
The best, easiest and quickest permitting outcomes start with an effective pre-application meeting! Schedule yours today. Not sure who your IHW Project Manager is? Email ihwper@tceq.texas.gov.
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Use the most recent Part A and Part B application forms and ensure the application follows the Format of the Hazardous Waste Permit Application Instructions.
Incorporated Changes to the Permit Renewal Application
- Incorporate any previously approved modifications/amendments since the original or last permit renewal issuance into the Modification/Amendment Table and submit with the renewal application, as an attachment to Section I. See example below:
Permit Application Chronology Table
Please submit a chronological table starting from the date of the latest facility’s permit application incorporated in your current permit.]
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Permit Application Submittal Type
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Application Date/ Revision Date1
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Issuance Date
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Description of Change
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[New or Renewal Application]
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[Application Date/ Revision Date]
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[Permit Issuance Date Ex.]
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New Permit Application or Renewal Permit Application with Amendment
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Class 1-1
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[Application Date/ Revision Date]
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[Modification Issuance Date]
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[Changes in Procedures for decontamination of facility]
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Class 2
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[Application Date/ Revision Date]
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[Modification Issuance Date]
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[Modification or addition of tank units resulting in up 25% increase]
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1 Part B signature page date
- For any new changes you propose within a section, report, table, attachment, etc. in the permit renewal application, provide a redline/strikeout version of the changes if possible. If not possible (for example, the Microsoft Word version of the original application is not available), identify the changes by other means; e.g., describe and include the changes as an addendum to each affected applicable section.
- Ensure you provide updated land use map and adjacent landowners list.
In an effort to reduce deficiencies and complete our timely review of the permit renewal applications, we are providing examples of some frequent deficiencies we identified during the review of previously submitted applications. When you submit your permit renewal application, please ensure that you address the items as well as other items required in the Hazardous Waste Part A and Part B application forms, the Part B Administrative and Technical Evaluation Checklist (Excel), and the permitting rules. Review the Common I&HW Application Deficiencies document.
Before submitting a Renewal Application with Compliance Plan materials, review the RCRA Part B - Common Compliance Plan Application Deficiencies document. This can ensure that you have all the correct materials for your Renewal Application as well as address any concerns prior to submitting. Contact the Industrial and Hazardous Waste Corrective Action Program at corract@tceq.texas.gov, if you have any questions.
When submitting a Renewal Application with Compliance Plan materials, please mail an additional copy of:
- Part B Sections I, VI, IX, XI, and any applicable attachments; and,
- Include an electronic copy of these materials on Compact Disk or USB.
The application materials identified above should be sent to the following address:
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Remediation Division: MC-130
Attention Maureen Hatfield/ Rachel Vander Nat
12100 Park 35 Circle
Austin, TX 78753
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