Guidance Documents for Municipal Solid Waste

The following guidance documents and templates have been prepared to aid in complying with the revised MSW rules (30 TAC Chapter 330) that became effective March 27, 2006. Additional documents will be added as they become available.

• Guidance Documents
• Templates

Guidance Documents

• Operations
  
  • Information about Site Operating Plans
  • Guide for Preparing Site Operating Plans (RG-420)
  • General Notice of Deficiency for Site Operating Plans
  • Transporting Waste in Texas (RG-86)
• Drainage
  
  • Interim Drainage Guidance (February 2007)
  • Surface Water Drainage Guidance (RG-417, August 2006)
• Special Waste
  
  • Special Waste Regulations in Texas (RG-029)
  • Disposal of Special Wastes Associated with the Development of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (RG-003)
  • Guidelines for the Classification & Coding of Industrial & Hazardous Waste (RG-22)
  • Environmental Rules for Car Washes (RG-434)
• Landfills
  
  • Liners, Leachate Collection Systems, and Final Covers
  • Qualifying for an Arid Exemption
  • Soil Boring Plans for Arid Exempt Landfills
• Processing Facilities (Recycling, Composting, Transfer, and Other)
  
  • Guidelines for Participation in the Compost Refund Program
  • Guidelines for Source-Separated Recycling Permit Exemption for Transfer Facilities

Templates

• AE Landfill SOP Template
• Transfer Station SOP Template

For More Information

For more information, contact Richard C. Carmichael, Ph.D., P.E., Manager, Municipal Solid Waste Permits Section, Waste Permits Division, at 512-239-2334.