Application Forms and Information for Municipal Solid Waste Facilities

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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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.

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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.

• Information about updated rainfall estimates and parts of applications affected

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Classification of Municipal Solid Waste Facilities

• Title 30 Texas Administrative Code (30 TAC), Section 330.5

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Information and Forms for Type I, IAE, IV, and IVAE Landfills

• Rule – 30 TAC 330.7(a)
• Guidance Documents for Landfills
• Site Assessment by TCEQ
  TCEQ is required by 30 TAC 330.73(c) to conduct a site assessment before issuing a permit or major amendment for a landfill, to confirm information in the application.
  • Site Assessment Form
• 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, Summary, and Checklist
  
  • Part I Application Form (Form TCEQ-00650), Instructions (Form TCEQ-00650-instr)
  • Plain Language Application Summary (Form TCEQ-20947-instr)
  • MSW Application Checklist
    Provide electronic copy of checklist in Excel format with application
• Part II Application (Form TCEQ-20885)
  
  • Part II Application Form for New Permit or Permit Amendment for a Municipal Waste Landfill Facility
• Transportation Data and Coordination Report Form for Type I Landfills
  
  • Form TCEQ-20719
• Waste Acceptance Plan
  
  • Waste Acceptance Plan Form for Type I and Type IAE Landfill Facilities
  • Waste Acceptance Plan Form for Type IV and Type IVAE Landfill Facilities
• Closure and Post-Closure Care for Type I Landfills
  
  • Forms for Closure and Post-Closure Car Plans and Cost Estimates
• Arid Exemption (landfill Types IAE and IVAE)
  
  • Qualifying for an Arid Exemption at a Small Municipal Solid Waste Landfill (RG-594)
• Public notice and public participation
• Financial assurance requirements
• Air quality permits

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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
  
  • Form TCEQ-20666

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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, Summary, and Checklist
    
    • Part I Application Form (Form TCEQ-00650), Instructions (Form TCEQ-00650-instr)
    • Plain Language Application Summary (Form TCEQ-20947-instr)
    • MSW Application Checklist
      Provide electronic copy of checklist in Excel format with application
  • Outline for preparing a closure cost estimate for financial assurance required by 30 TAC 330.505
  • Registering a Transfer Station with a Materials Recovery Operation (RG-605)
• Public notice and public participation
• Air quality permits

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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
  • Form TCEQ-20370 (in PDF)
• Notice of Intent to Operate a Citizen's Collection Station
• Form TCEQ-20429 (in PDF)

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Information and Forms for Liquid Waste Transfer Stations and Processing Facilities

• Information about liquid waste management facilities
  
  • Requirements for operating a liquid waste transfer facility
  • Requirements for facilities that process or treat sludge or other liquid wastes
• 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, Summary, and Checklist
    • Part I Application Form (Form TCEQ-00650), Instructions (Form TCEQ-00650-instr)
    • Plain Language Application Summary (Form TCEQ-20947-instr)
    • MSW Application Checklist
      Provide electronic copy of checklist in Excel format with application
  • Outline for preparing a closure cost estimate for financial assurance required by 30 TAC 330.505
• Public notice and public participation
• Air quality permits

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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.

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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, Summary, and Checklist
    • Part I Application Form (Form TCEQ-00650), Instructions (Form TCEQ-00650-instr)
    • Plain Language Application Summary (Form TCEQ-20947-instr)
    • MSW Application Checklist
      Provide electronic copy of checklist in Excel format with application
  • Outline for preparing a closure cost estimate for financial assurance required by 30 TAC 330.505
• Public notice and public participation
• Air quality permits

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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
  
  • Form TCEQ-20651 (in Word)
  • Form TCEQ-20651 (in PDF)
• Outline for preparing a closure cost estimate for financial assurance required by 30 TAC 330.505
• Air quality permits

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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
  
  • Form TCEQ-20876

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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 (Form TCEQ-20650), Instructions (Form TCEQ-20650)

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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 (Form TCEQ-20650), Instructions (Form TCEQ-20650)

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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 (Form TCEQ-20650), Instructions (Form TCEQ-20650)

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Air Quality Permits

Landfills, transfer facilities, and some other municipal solid waste management facilities need to obtain or register for an air quality permit.

• Preconstruction permit
• Standard permit
• General operating permit

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Contact MSW Permits Section

Contact the MSW Permits Section if you have any questions.

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