Application Forms and Information for Municipal Solid Waste Facilities
Links to information, forms, and checklists for obtaining a permit, registration, or other authorization for managing municipal solid waste.
On this page:
- Submit Documents Electronically NEW
- Delinquent Fees and Penalties
- Updated Rainfall Data
- Classification of Facilities
- Type I, IAE, IV, and IVAE Landfills
- 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
Submit Documents Electronically NEW
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.
Back to topDelinquent 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.
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.
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
- 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.
- 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 TCEQ-20885)
- Transportation Data and Coordination Report Form for Type I Landfills
- Waste Acceptance Plan
- Waste Acceptance Plan Form for Type I and Type IAE Landfill Facilities
(Form TCEQ-20873) - Waste Acceptance Plan Form for Type IV and Type IVAE Landfill Facilities (Form TCEQ-20890)
- Waste Acceptance Plan Form for Type I and Type IAE Landfill Facilities
- 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.