Municipal Solid Waste Site Operating Plans

Introduction

A site operating plan (SOP) is required for all permitted and registered municipal solid waste (MSW) facilities in accordance with Title 30 Texas Administrative Code (30 TAC) Section §330.65 . A site operating plan discusses how an owner or operator will to conduct daily operations at a facility. It includes information about functions and qualifications of personnel, equipment to be used, and operating instructions.

• SOP Rules
• SOP Guidance Document (RG-420) (in PDF; help with PDF)
• Required Changes to SOPs for Existing Facilities
  • Landfill SOP Call-In Schedule
  • Storage and Processing Facility SOP Call-In schedule
• SOP Templates
  • Type IAE and Type IVAE Landfills
  • Processing Facilities
• For More Information

SOP Rules

• SOP requirements for MSW landfills – 30 TAC Chapter 330, Subchapter D
• SOP requirements for MSW storage and processing units – 30 TAC 330, Subchapter E

Required Changes to SOPs for Existing Facilities

SOP rules were revised in December 2004 and March 2006. Existing landfills, and storage and processing facilities were required to submit a modify their SOPs to conform to the revised rules (or establish an SOP if one did not exist previously), according to the following "call-in" schedules.

• Landfill SOP Call-In Schedule
  • Large Type I Landfills
  • Other Type I Landfills
  • Type IV Landfills
  • Type IAE and Type IVAE Landfills
• Storage and Processing Facility SOP Call-In Schedule

Landfill SOP Call-In Schedule

Large Type I Landfills

• First Call-In Group
  
  • Modifications were due July 6, 2005
• Second Call-In Group
  
  • Modifications were due October 14, 2005
• Third Call-In Group
  
  • Modifications were due January 3, 2006
• Fourth Call-In Group
  
  • Modifications were due April 28, 2006
• Fifth Call-In Group
  
  • Modifications were due July 24, 2006
• Sixth Call-In Group
  
  • Modifications were due August 30, 2006

Other Type I Landfills

• SOP Modifications were due October 27, 2006

Type IV Landfills

• SOP Modifications were due December 24, 2007

Type IAE and Type IVAE Landfills

• SOP Modifications were due on other dates

Storage and Processing Facility SOP Call-In schedule

• Group A - Permit Numbers 12 through 1471
  
  • Modifications were due September 27, 2006
• Group B - Permit Numbers 1494 through 2326
  
  • Modifications were due November 27, 2006
• Group C - Registration Numbers 40004 through 40114
  
  • Modifications were due January 27, 2007
• Group D - Registration Numbers 40115 through 40177
  
  • Modifications were due March 27, 2007
• Group E - Registration Numbers 40178 through 43020
  
  • Modifications were due May 27, 2007

SOP Templates

SOP Template for Type IAE and Type IVAE Landfills

• Type IAE / IVAE Landfill SOP Template, in PDF (revised 10/08/09) (help with PDF)
• Type IAE / IVAE landfill SOP Template, in Word (revised 10/08/09) (help with Word)

SOP Template for Processing Facilities

• Transfer Station Facilities
  • Transfer Station SOP Template, in PDF (revised 04/09/09) (help with PDF)
  • Transfer Station SOP Template, in Word (revised 04/09/09) (help with Word)

For More Information

Contact us if you have questions about municipal solid waste site operating plans.