Sludge Transporters: Am I Regulated?
What is the Sludge Transporter Registration Program? Do the rules apply to you?
You must register as a sludge transporter to transport any of the following wastes:
- sewage sludge/biosolids
- water treatment residuals
- domestic septage (septic tank waste)
- chemical toilet waste
- grit trap waste
- grease trap waste
For more information, see:
- Sludge Transportation Rules (Title 30 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 312 Subchapter G)
- Sludge Transporter Registration Information
- Sludge Transporter Reporting Information
- TCEQ is in the process of revising the Step-by-Step Guide to Registration, Operating, and Reporting Requirements for Transporting Sludge Waste (RG-309) and will post it when the revisions are complete. Until then, you may contact us via one of the means listed below with any questions.
Contact the sludge transporter registration section in one of the following ways:
- E-mail: wasteval@tceq.texas.gov
- Phone:512/239-6413
- Fax: 512/239-6410
- Postal address:
Sludge Transporter Registration Program, MC-129
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
PO Box 13087
Austin, TX 78711-3087
If you generate, dispose of, or otherwise handle sludge, see the following pages for more information: