Municipal Solid Waste Public Notices
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Permits and Permit Amendment Applications
An application for a facility that requires a permit may be a partial application for a land-use only determination for a new facility, a complete application for a new facility or major amendment for an existing facility, or a partial application for a limited scope major amendment for an existing facility. [Title 30 Texas Administrative Code (30 TAC) 330.57(a)
and 305.62(j)]
Applications for permits and permit amendments are reviewed for administrative completeness, and then are reviewed for technical completeness. In addition, permit and permit amendment applications are subject to contested case hearing requests. Please visit our web page Environmental Permitting: Participating in the Process for more information.
Notice of Receipt of Application and Intent to Obtain Permit (NORI)
When administrative review of an application for a new municipal solid waste permit or permit amendment is complete, the TCEQ will prepare and issue a notice indicating receipt of the application and intent to obtain a permit. The TCEQ will mail the notice to landowners, public officials, and other persons, and will mail the notice to the applicant for publishing. [30 TAC 39.418, 39.413, and 39.501(c)]
The applicant must submit the following documents indicating that the NORI was published:
- Affidavit of Publication for NORI (affidavit form provided to applicant with instructions for publication)
- Public Notice Verification Form for NORI (form TCEQ-20244-Waste-NORI)
Notice of Application and Preliminary Decision (NAPD)
When technical review of an application is complete and the application has met all requirements, the TCEQ will prepare and issue a notice of application and preliminary decision. The TCEQ will mail the notice to landowners, public officials, and other persons, and will mail the notice to the applicant for publishing. [30 TAC 39.419, 39.413, and 39.501(d)]
The applicant must submit the following documents indicating that the NAPD was published:
- Affidavit of Publication for NAPD (affidavit form provided to applicant with instructions for publication)
- Public Notice Verification Form for NAPD (form TCEQ-20244-Waste-NAPD)
Registration Applications
Applications for registrations are not subject to administrative completeness determinations nor contested case hearing requests. [30 TAC 330.57(b)]
Notice of Application and Opportunity to Request a Public Meeting (NAORPM)
For registration applications, the TCEQ will prepare a notice of application and opportunity to request a public meeting and direct the applicant to publish the notice following the requirements in 30 TAC 39.501(e).
The applicant must submit the following documents indicating that the notice was published:
- Affidavit of Publication for NAORPM
- Public Notice Verification Form for NAORPM (form TCEQ-20244-Waste-NAORPM)
Requirement for Newspaper Notices in an Alternative Language
Notices for municipal solid waste permit, permit amendment, and registration applications must be published in an alternative language, in addition to English, if the school closest to the proposed facility is required to offer bilingual education. [30 TAC 39.405(h), 39.418, or 39.419]
The Public Notice Verification forms in the following list (and mentioned earlier on this page) include instructions for determining if the alternative language requirement applies and for documenting compliance with the requirement:
- Permit and Permit Amendment Applications
- Public Notice Verification form for NORI (form TCEQ-20244-Waste-NORI)
- Public Notice Verification Form for NAPD (form TCEQ-20244-Waste-NAPD)
- Registration Applications
- Public Notice Verification Form for NAORPM (form TCEQ-20244-Waste-NAORPM)
Commonly, when an alternative language notice is required, the language is Spanish.
Links to Information About Pending Applications
Contact MSW Permits Section
Please contact the MSW Permits Section if you have questions about municipal solid waste public notice and public participation.