16 Tex. Admin. Code § 4.240 - [Effective until 7/1/2025] Minimum Permit Provisions for Siting
(a) A permit for an off-lease centralized
commercial solid oil and gas waste recycling facility may be issued only if the
director or the Commission determines that the facility is to be located in an
area where there is no unreasonable risk of pollution or threat to public
health or safety.
(b) An off-lease
centralized commercial solid oil and gas waste recycling facility permitted
pursuant to this division and after the effective date of this division shall
not be located within a 100-year flood plain.
(c) Factors that the Commission will consider
in assessing potential risk from an off-lease centralized commercial solid oil
and gas waste recycling facility include:
(1)
the volume and characteristics of the oil and gas waste, partially treated
waste and recyclable product to be stored, handled, treated and recycled at the
facility;
(2) surface
water;
(3) depth to and quality of
the shallowest groundwater;
(4)
distance to the nearest property line or public road;
(5) proximity to coastal natural resources,
sensitive areas as defined by §
3.91 of this title (relating to
Cleanup of Soil Contaminated by a Crude Oil Spill), or water supplies, and/or
public, domestic, or irrigation water wells; and
(6) any other factors the Commission deems
reasonably necessary in determining whether or not issuance of the permit will
pose an unreasonable risk.
(d) All siting requirements in this section
for an off-lease centralized commercial solid oil and gas waste recycling
facility refer to conditions at the time the facility is constructed.
Notes
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