Guidance Documents for Municipal Solid Waste
Links to guidance documents relating to permitting and operation of municipal solid waste facilities.
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Guidance Documents for Landfills
Prohibited Waste
- Preparing Work Plans for Removing Prohibited Waste from Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (RG-546, April 2021)
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Liner Systems
- Guidance for Liner Construction and Testing for a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill (RG-534, September 2017)
Permit and registration applications need to use updated rainfall estimates based on NOAA Atlas 14 for the parts of applications that involve rainfall data.
Groundwater Monitoring
- Guidelines for Preparing a Groundwater Sampling and Analysis Plan (RG-74, May 2018)
Drainage
- Surface Water Drainage and Erosional Stability Guidelines for a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill (RG-417, May 2018)
Permit and registration applications need to use updated rainfall estimates based on NOAA Atlas 14 for the parts of applications that involve rainfall data.
Landfill Closure and Final Cover
- Guidance for Requesting a Water Balance Alternative Final Cover for a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill (RG-494, March 2017)
Small Landfills in Arid Regions
- Qualifying for an Arid Exemption
- Soil Boring Plans for Arid Exempt Landfills
- Template for Preparing Site Operating Plan for Arid Exempt Landfill
Composting
Guidance Documents for Transfer Facilities
- Guidelines for Source-Separated Recycling Permit Exemption for Transfer Facilities
- Transfer Station SOP Template
Guidance Documents about Special Waste
- Special Waste Regulations in Texas (RG-029, September 2006)
- Disposal of Special Wastes Associated with the Development of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (RG-003, September 2006)
- Guidelines for the Classification & Coding of Industrial & Hazardous Waste (RG-22, November 2014)
- Environmental Rules for Car Washes (RG-434, August 2014)
Contact MSW Permits Section
Please contact the MSW Permits Section if you have questions about municipal solid waste management.