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Stakeholder Group: Industrial and Hazardous Waste Program

An open participation stakeholder group to receive details and provide input on near-term and future rule changes for the IHW Program.

About the Stakeholder Group 

TCEQ’s Industrial and Hazardous Waste (IHW) Program is seeking input on near-term and future rulemaking topics, including updating state rules due to federal revisions and several potential state-initiated revisions. The IHW Program also welcomes feedback and comments regarding inefficiencies, redundancies, or impediments in the IHW Program and will take these comments into consideration. 

This stakeholder group is open to everyone. 

 

Get Involved  

We are interested in your participation and input. Please attend a meeting and provide verbal feedback at the meeting or written comments afterwards. Join our email list to receive future updates on the IHW Program. 

Agenda, Notes, and Handouts 

TCEQ will host a hybrid meeting on May 13, 2025. This meeting gives stakeholders the opportunity to hear conceptual ideas on potential rule revisions and to provide their feedback, concerns, and ideas on those concepts. Additionally, feedback on other program revisions is always welcome. 

Stakeholder meeting topics include: 

  • Federal rule revisions 
  • IHW Program ideas 
    • Flexibility in Financial Capability demonstrations  
    • Number of paper copies required for applications 
    • Public participation rules for Class 3 modifications 
    • Timing of environmental audits for commercial hazardous waste permitted facilities 
    • Secondary drinking water standards  
    • Class 1 waste reporting and definitions 
    • Elementary Neutralization Unit definition 
    • Recycling of organic material 
    • Handling and management of ink wastes 

More details on the topics, including conceptual revisions, will be provided at the meeting and added to this webpage several days before the meeting. Please note that no actual rule language will be provided during this meeting. 

 

Upcoming Meeting 

The informal meeting will be hybrid, with the following options to participate:

In-person 

TCEQ Headquarters 
12100 Park 35 Circle 
Austin, TX 78753 

Building F  
Conference Room 2210 

Map of building location:  
https://www.tceq.texas.gov/agency/directory/austin_offices_map.html 

By Computer: 

Webinar registration link  

You will receive a meeting invite when you register. You may download Microsoft Teams App or connect with your internet browser. To provide verbal comments in the meeting, you will need a microphone or have microphone capability. Use the email address you registered with to join the meeting. 

By Phone: 

If you would like to join the meeting with audio only, you may register for the webinar using the link above and then use the "Dial in by phone" option.

 

Submitting Comments 

After TCEQ staff provide an overview of the proposed revisions, there will be a verbal comment period. The meeting will last until everyone has had a chance to speak.  

Written comments can also be accepted, starting May 13, 2025 through June 13, 2025. The written comments can be submitted to the following email address: IHWRules@tceq.texas.gov. 

This is an opportunity to provide informal comments to TCEQ on the IHW Program. All informal comments received at and following the meeting, will be reviewed by TCEQ staff. While staff will review all comments received, the TCEQ will not formally respond to any informal comments.  

 

Contact Us 

Email address: IHWRules@tceq.texas.gov

Phone: 512-239-2335 (Press 1 for IHW)