Application Forms and Information for Municipal Solid Waste Facilities
- Delinquent Fees and Penalties Will Affect Application Processing
- Recent Changes to Application Process
- Classification of Facilities
- Type I, IAE, IV, and IVAE Landfills UPDATE
- Nuisance and Abandoned Building Landfills ("Monofills")
- Transfer Stations
- Low-Volume Transfer Stations and Citizens' Collection Stations
- Liquid Waste Facilities
- Medical Waste Facilities
- Facilities that Separate Recyclable Materials from a Waste Stream
- Landfill Gas to Energy Facilities
- Landfill Mining
- Modifying an Existing Authorization
- Temporary Authorization
- Transferring a Permit or Registration
- Air Quality Permits
- Contact MSW Permits Section
Delinquent Fees and Penalties Will Affect Application Processing
If delinquent fees or penalties of $25 or more are associated with an applicant's Customer Number (CN), we are required to suspend processing of the application until payment is made. For more information about the protocol and how to find out what is owed, please visit the TCEQ delinquent fees and penalties web page.
Recent Changes to Application Process
Site Assessment During Permit Application Review
New THSC Subsection 361.088(h) (HB 1435
, Texas Legislature, 86th Regular Session), effective September 1, 2019, requires the TCEQ to inspect a municipal solid waste management facility before issuing, amending, extending, or renewing a permit, to confirm information included in the permit application. A municipal solid waste rule amendment, effective October 29, 2020, added the site assessment to 30 TAC 330.73(c)
. A copy of the form TCEQ will use to document the assessment may be viewed using the following link:
Updated Rainfall Data
Municipal solid waste 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.
MSW Application Checklist
An electronic copy of a completed MSW Application Checklist, in Excel format, must be provided with permit, permit amendment, and registration applications submitted on or after September 1, 2018. If you have questions or comments regarding the checklist, please email us at mswper@tceq.texas.gov with the subject MSW Checklist.
Classification of Municipal Solid Waste Facilities
Information and Forms for Type I, IAE, IV, and IVAE Landfills
- Rule – 30 TAC 330.7(a)
- Guidance Documents for Landfills
- Application for new permit or amendment
- Core Data Form
(Form TCEQ-10400)
- Correspondence Cover Sheet (Form TCEQ-20714)
Submit with all applications and reports - Part I Application Form and Checklist
- Form TCEQ-0650
- MSW Application Checklist
Provide electronic copy in Excel format with application
- Form TCEQ-0650
- Part II Application Form
- Transportation Data and Coordination Report Form for Type I Landfills
- Waste Acceptance Plan
- Closure and Post-Closure Care for Type I Landfills
- Arid exemption for small landfills in arid regions (Types IAE and IVAE)
- Public notice and public participation
- Financial assurance requirements
- Air quality permits
Information and Forms for Nuisance and Abandoned Building Landfills ("Monofills")
- Rule – 30 TAC 330.7(i)
- Core Data Form
(Form TCEQ-10400)
- Correspondence Cover Sheet (Form TCEQ-20714)
Submit with all applications and reports - Application for Permit by Rule for Nuisance and Abandoned Building Landfill
Information and Forms for Solid Waste Transfer Stations
- Rules – 30 TAC 330.7
and 30 TAC 330.9(b)
- Core Data Form
(Form TCEQ-10400)
- Correspondence Cover Sheet (Form TCEQ-20714)
Submit with all applications and reports - Application for new permit or registration, or amendment
- Part I Application Form and Checklist
- Form TCEQ-0650
- MSW Application Checklist
Provide electronic copy in Excel format with application
- Form TCEQ-0650
- Outline for preparing a closure cost estimate
for financial assurance required by 30 TAC 330.505
- Guidelines for Source-Separated Recycling Permit Exemption for Solid Waste Transfer Facilities
- Part I Application Form and Checklist
- Public notice and public participation
- Air quality permits
Information and Forms for Low-Volume Transfer Stations and Citizens' Collection Stations
- Rules – 30 TAC 330.11(e)(1)
and 30 TAC 330.11(f)
- Core Data Form
(Form TCEQ-10400)
- Correspondence Cover Sheet (Form TCEQ-20714)
Submit with all applications and reports - Notice of Intent to Operate a Low-Volume Transfer Station
- Notice of Intent to Operate a Citizen's Collection Station
Information and Forms for Liquid Waste Transfer Stations and Processing Facilities
- Information about liquid waste management facilities
- Core Data Form
(Form TCEQ-10400)
- Correspondence Cover Sheet (Form TCEQ-20714)
Submit with all applications and reports - Application for new permit or registration, or amendment
- Part I Application Form and Checklist
- Form TCEQ-0650
- MSW Application Checklist
Provide electronic copy in Excel format with application
- Form TCEQ-0650
- Outline for preparing a closure cost estimate
for financial assurance required by 30 TAC 330.505
- Part I Application Form and Checklist
- Public notice and public participation
- Air quality permits
Information and Forms for Medical Waste Transfer Stations and Processing Facilities
Visit our medical waste management web page for forms and information about authorizing a medical waste transfer station or processing facility.
Information and Forms for Facilities that Separate Recyclable Materials from a Waste Stream
- Information about recycling facilities
Facilities that separate recyclable materials from a municipal solid waste stream must be permitted or registered as a municipal solid waste processing facility. - Core Data Form
(Form TCEQ-10400)
- Correspondence Cover Sheet (Form TCEQ-20714)
Submit with all applications and reports - Application for new permit or registration, or amendment
- Part I Application Form and Checklist
- Form TCEQ-0650
- MSW Application Checklist
Provide electronic copy in Excel format with application
- Form TCEQ-0650
- Outline for preparing a closure cost estimate
for financial assurance required by 30 TAC 330.505
- Part I Application Form and Checklist
- Public notice and public participation
- Air quality permits
Information and Forms for Landfill Gas to Energy Facilities
- Provisions for registration by rule – 30 TAC 330.9(j)
- Core Data Form
(Form TCEQ-10400)
- Correspondence Cover Sheet (Form TCEQ-20714)
Submit with all applications and reports - Application form for Type IX landfill gas to energy facility registration by rule
- Outline for preparing a closure cost estimate
for financial assurance required by 30 TAC 330.505
- Air quality permits
Landfill Mining
- Rules – 30 TAC Subchapter N
- Core Data Form
(Form TCEQ-10400)
Submit with application - Correspondence Cover Sheet (Form TCEQ-20714)
Submit with application - Application for Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Mining Registration
Information and Forms for Modifying an Existing Authorization
- Rules for permit and registration modifications – 30 TAC 305.70
- Core Data Form
(Form TCEQ-10400)
- Correspondence Cover Sheet (Form TCEQ-20714)
Submit with all applications and reports - Application form
Information and Forms for Temporary Authorization
- Rules for temporary authorization – 30 TAC 305.62(k)
- Core Data Form
(Form TCEQ-10400)
- Correspondence Cover Sheet (Form TCEQ-20714)
Submit with all applications and reports - Application form
Information and Forms for Changing Name or Transferring a Permit or Registration
- Procedures for Name Change or Transfer of Municipal Solid Waste Permit or Registration
Apply for a modification, with public notice, to change facility name or owner name, or to transfer a permit or registration - Core Data Form
(Form TCEQ-10400)
- Correspondence Cover Sheet (Form TCEQ-20714)
Submit with all applications and reports - Application form for modification
Air Quality Permits
Landfills, transfer facilities, and some other municipal solid waste management facilities need to obtain or register for an air quality permit.
Contact MSW Permits Section
Contact the MSW Permits Section if you have any questions.