16 Tex. Admin. Code § 4.620 - Permit for Surface Disposal
(a)
Applicability. Except in the case of onsite disposal that meets the
requirements of §
4.614(c) and (d)
of this title (relating to Authorized Disposal Methods), no person may dispose
of oil and gas NORM waste by burying it or by applying it to and mixing it with
the land surface without first obtaining a permit under §
3.8 of this title (relating to
Water Protection). The provisions of this section apply in the case of permits
for such surface or near-surface disposal methods.
(b) Standards for permit issuance. The
Commission shall issue a permit to dispose of oil and gas NORM waste under
§
3.8 of this title only if the
Commission determines that the subject oil and gas NORM waste will be disposed
of in a manner that protects public health, safety, and the environment. Any
permit to dispose of oil and gas NORM waste issued pursuant to §
3.8 of this title shall contain
construction and operating requirements that are reasonably necessary to
protect public health, safety, and the environment. In addition, the Commission
shall issue a permit for burial of oil and gas NORM waste only if, prior to
burial, the oil and gas NORM waste has been treated or processed so that the
radioactivity concentration does not exceed 30 pCi/g Radium-226 combined with
Radium-228 or 150 pCi/g of any other NORM radionuclide. The Commission shall
issue a permit to dispose of oil and gas NORM waste by applying it to and
mixing it with the land surface only if, after such application and mixing, the
radioactivity concentration in the area where the oil and gas NORM waste was
applied and mixed will not exceed 30 pCi/g Radium-226 combined with Radium-228
or 150 pCi/g of any other NORM radionuclide.
(c) NORM information. In addition to the
application requirements of §
3.8 of this title, an applicant
for surface or near-surface disposal of oil and gas NORM waste shall include
the information specified in this paragraph. The Commission may require the
applicant to provide any such additional information as may be necessary to
show that the proposed disposal will protect public health, safety, and the
environment.
(1) The applicant shall describe
the physical nature (such as pipe scale, contaminated soil, basic sediment) of
the oil and gas NORM waste to be disposed of.
(2) The applicant shall state the total
volume of oil and gas NORM waste to be disposed of or the proposed rate of oil
and gas NORM waste disposal.
(3) If
the oil and gas NORM waste has been treated or processed to reduce the
radioactivity concentration under a specific license issued by the TDH, the
applicant shall state the maximum measured radioactivity level (in pCi/g of
Radium-226 combined with Radium-228 for soil or other media such as pipe scale,
contaminated soil, basic sediment, etc.). If the oil and gas NORM waste will be
treated or processed at the disposal site to reduce the radioactivity
concentration, the applicant shall state the maximum measured radioactivity
level (in pCi/g of Radium-226 combined with Radium-228, and any other NORM
radionuclide, for soil or other media such as pipe scale, contaminated soil,
basic sediment, etc.).
(4) The
applicant shall include the background radioactivity concentration (in pCi/g of
Radium-226 combined with Radium-228) of the disposal area.
(5) The applicant shall describe all methods
to be used to control dust from the oil and gas NORM waste during
disposal.
(6) The applicant shall
include written authorization from the surface owner, if different from the
applicant, for disposal of oil and gas NORM waste on the surface owner's
property.
(d) Notice
requirements. The applicant shall give notice of an application for a permit to
dispose of oil and gas NORM waste under this section as required in §
3.8 of this title and such notice
shall include the information required in subsection (c)(1) - (5) of this
section.
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