Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Liners, Leachate Collection Systems, and Final Cover Systems
Rules, guidelines, and forms relating to design and construction of municipal solid waste landfill liners and cover systems.
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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.
Guidance and Forms for Liners and Leachate Collection Systems
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Correspondence Cover Sheet (Form TCEQ-20714)
(include with all Municipal Solid Waste applications and reports) -
Guidance for Liner Construction and Testing for a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill (RG-534, September 2017)
Permit and registration applications will need to use updated rainfall estimates based on NOAA Atlas 14 for the parts of applications that involve rainfall data. - Certificate of Acceptance of Soil Subgrade (Form TCEQ-10075B)
- Soil Liner Evaluation Report (SLER) (Form TCEQ-0674)
- Geomembrane/Geosynthetic Liner Evaluation Report (GGLER) (Form TCEQ-10070)
- Geosynthetics Inventory (Form TCEQ-10075A)
Forms for Liner Ballasting
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Correspondence Cover Sheet (Form TCEQ-20714)
(include with all Municipal Solid Waste applications and reports) - Ballast Evaluation Report (BER) (Form TCEQ-10072)
- Waste-As-Ballast Placement Record (TCEQ-10073)
- Uplift Stability (Form TCEQ-10074)
Guidance and Forms for Final Cover Systems
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Correspondence Cover Sheet (Form TCEQ-20714)
(include with all Municipal Solid Waste applications and reports) -
Guidance for Requesting a Water Balance Alternative Final Cover for a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill (RG-494, March 2017)
Information for owners and operators of municipal solid waste landfills who are considering a water balance or evapotranspiration alternative final cover system - Certificate of Acceptance of Soil Subgrade (Form TCEQ-10075B)
- Geosynthetics Inventory (Form TCEQ-10075A)
Rules for Municipal Landfill Liners and Cover Systems
- Rules for Liners and Leachate Collection Systems – 30 TAC Chapter 330, Subchapter H
- Rules for Final Cover Systems – 30 TAC Chapter 330, Subchapter K
Contact MSW Permits Section
Please contact the MSW Permits Section if you have questions about municipal solid waste liners and cover systems.