If you accept municipal liquid waste for processing, you must
notify the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and
obtain a permit or registration unless the activity is conducted at
a permitted landfill.
Information and Forms for All Facilities
Notification for Processing at a Permitted Landfill
Under Title 30 Texas Administrative Code (30 TAC), Chapter 330,
Section (§)
330.11(d), a separate permit is not required for the storage or
processing of grease trap waste, grit trap waste, or septage that
contains free liquids if the waste is treated or processed at a
permitted Type I MSW landfill, provided the landfill facility
complies with the notification requirements of 30 TAC
§330.11 (a)-(c).
Registration for Mobile Processing Facility
Under 30 TAC
§330.9(h), a registration is required for a mobile liquid
waste processing facility that processes grease trap waste, grit
trap waste from commercial car washes, or septage or a combination
of these wastes. Mobile liquid waste processing facilities must
obtain a registration by following the procedures in 30 TAC
§330.57–§330.65 and meeting the operational
criteria and design criteria in 30 TAC 330
Subchapter E.
- Technical review
checklist for registered mobile processing facility
- Registration process
flowchart
Permit or Registration for Fixed Processing Facility
Operations Requiring a Registration
Under 30 TAC
§330.9(g), a permit is not required for an MSW processing
facility that processes only grease trap waste, grit trap waste
from commercial car washes, or septage or a combination of these
wastes if the facility can attain a 10 percent recovery of material
for beneficial use from the incoming waste, if the processing
facility is located within the permit boundaries of a
commission-permitted Type I landfill, or the processing facility is
located at a manned public wastewater treatment facility permitted
to discharge at least one million gallons per day. Facilities
meeting any of these exemptions must obtain a registration by
following the procedures in 30 TAC
§330.57–§330.65 and meeting the operational
criteria and design criteria established in 30 TAC 330
Subchapter E.
- Technical review
checklist for registered grease trap waste/grit trap
waste/septage processing facility
- Registration process
flowchart
Operations Requiring a Permit
All other fixed liquid waste processing facilities must apply
for a permit under 30 TAC
§330.57. In addition, for new permit applications, the
applicant must
provide notice of the opportunity to request a public meeting
before the 45th day after the date the application is filed with
the TCEQ.
- Technical review
checklist for permitted municipal liquid waste processing
facility
- Permitting process
flowchart
Registration for Experimental Processing Facilities
Under 30 TAC
§330.9(i), a permit is not required for an MSW Type VI
facility that demonstrates new management methods for processing or
handling grease trap waste, grit trap waste from car washes, or
septage or a combination of these three liquid wastes. Facilities
meeting this exemption must obtain a registration by following the
procedures in 30 TAC
§330.57–§330.65 and meeting the operational
criteria and design criteria established in 30 TAC 330
Subchapter E.
Active Liquid Waste Processing Facilities
Contact us if you have questions
about municipal liquid waste processing.
