Printers: Compliance Resources
Information for small business owners and local government officials operating printing facilities.
Air
- Industry-Specific Permits by Rule for Printers
- De Minimis – Determine if your site is covered under the De Minimis rule.
- Changes to Offset Lithographic Printing Rules
- Controlling VOC Emissions from Flexographic and Rotogravure Printing
Water
- Permitting a Septic System – You must check with your local permitting authority, and you can use a septic system for toilet and kitchen wastewater only. Process water is prohibited.
- If you are connected to a sewer system, contact your local Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) before discharging to their system.
- If you are not connected to a POTW, you may containerize your wastewater for disposal, apply for an industrial re-use authorization, or apply for an individual permit.
- Instructions and Application to Use Industrial Reclaimed Water (TCEQ-20094)
- Industrial Wastewater Discharges: The Permit Process
- Stormwater Permit Information
- Water: What Is My Source
Waste
- Industrial and Hazardous Waste Registration and Reporting: Am I Regulated?
- Industrial and Hazardous Waste Rules and Regulations for Small-Quantity Generators (RG-234)
- Common Questions on Empty Waste Containers (RG-480)
- Waste Designation Decision Matrix
- Recycling: Am I Regulated?
- Resource Exchange Network for Eliminating Waste (RENEW)
Back to topCompliance Overview Tools
- Pollution Prevention for Printers: Flexography
- Pollution Prevention for Printers: Lithography
- Clean Air Act Guidelines and Standards for Solvent Use
- Tier II, TRI and 112(r): A Comparison
- Delinquent Fees
More Help
TCEQ's Small Business and Local Government Assistance section offers free, confidential help to small businesses and local governments working to follow state environmental regulations. Call us at 800-447-2827 or visit our webpage at TexasEnviroHelp.org.