Cost Estimates for Municipal Solid Waste Financial Assurance

Submit Documents Electronically

To streamline incoming document processing and review, please submit applications, reports, and other documents to the Municipal Solid Waste Permits Section electronically by email or via the TCEQ secure FTP site (TCEQ FTPS), in addition to submitting paper copies.

• Instructions for submitting documents electronically

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Closure and Post-Closure Care Cost Estimates for Landfills

• Rules – Title 30 Texas Administrative Code (30 TAC), Sections 330.501, 330.503, and 330.507
• Closure Cost Estimate Form for Municipal Solid Waste Type I Landfills
  
  • Form TCEQ-20721
• Post-Closure Care Cost Estimate Form for Municipal Solid Waste Type I Landfills
  
  • Form TCEQ-20723

Corrective Action Cost Estimates for Landfills

• Rules – 30 TAC 330.501 and 330.509
  The owner or operator of a municipal solid waste management unit required to undertake corrective action under 30 TAC 330.415 must prepare a written cost estimate and provide financial assurance for the cost of hiring a third party to perform the corrective action.

Closure Cost Estimates for Storage and Processing Units

• Rules – 30 TAC 330.501 and 330.505
• Guidelines for Complying with Financial Assurance Requirements for Recycling, Composting, and Mulching Facilities

Financial Assurance

• Financial Assurance for Municipal Solid Waste Facilities
  Owners or operators are required to provide financial assurance in an amount equal to or greater than the cost estimates, and to increase the amount annually to account for inflation.
• Financial Assurance for Recycling Facilities
  Financial assurance requirements and contact information pertaining to recycling facilities.
• Most Recent Annual Inflation Factors
  Historical inflation factors for information when determining an increase in your amount of required financial assurance.

Contact MSW Permits Section

Contact the MSW Permits Section if you have questions about cost estimates for municipal solid waste facilities.