16 Tex. Admin. Code § 4.259 - [Effective until 7/1/2025] Minimum Permit Provisions for Monitoring
(a) A permit for a stationary commercial
solid oil and gas waste recycling facility issued pursuant to this division
shall include monitoring requirements the director or Commission determines to
be reasonably necessary to ensure that the recyclable product meets the
environmental and engineering standards established by the director or the
Commission and included in the permit.
(b) Consistent with the requirements of
§
4.208 of this title (relating to
General Standards for Permit Issuance), the director or the Commission shall
establish and include in the permit for a stationary commercial solid oil and
gas waste recycling facility the parameters for which the partially treated
waste is to be tested, and the limitations on those parameters based on:
(1) the type of oil and gas waste to be
accepted at the commercial recycling facility; and
(2) the intended use for the recyclable
product.
(c) A permit
for a stationary commercial solid oil and gas waste recycling facility may
require laboratory testing. A permit that requires laboratory testing shall
require that the permittee use an independent third party laboratory to analyze
a minimum standard volume of partially treated waste for parameters established
in this division or in a permit issued by the Commission.
(d) A permit for a stationary commercial
solid oil and gas waste recycling facility issued pursuant to this division
from which the recycled product will be used as road base or other similar uses
shall include a requirement that a minimum of one sample from each 200 tons of
partially treated waste be collected and analyzed for every 800 ton composite
for the following minimum parameters and meet the following limits:
(e)
Groundwater monitor wells.
(1) Groundwater
monitor wells, if required, must be monitored for the following parameters
after installation and quarterly thereafter:
(A) static water level;
(B) benzene;
(C) total petroleum hydrocarbons
(TPH);
(D) total dissolved solids
(TDS);
(E) chlorides;
(F) bromides;
(G) sulfates;
(H) nitrates;
(I) carbonates;
(J) calcium;
(K) magnesium;
(L) sodium; and
(M) potassium.
(2) Copies of the sampling and analytical
results shall be filed semi-annually with the Oil and Gas Division and the
appropriate district office.
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