Biosolids and Sewage Sludge
Find content on the beneficial use and disposal of biosolids or sewage sludge, water treatment plant residuals, and domestic septage.
Beneficial Use or Disposal
Biosolids from Sludge: What Are They and How Are They Used?
Describes the nature and beneficial use—or land application—of biosolids (treated domestic sewage sludge), water treatment plant residuals, and domestic septage in Texas.
Pending Applications for Biosolids and Sewage Sludge Permits
Information and documents related to pending individual permit applications to land-apply or dispose of sewage sludge or biosolids from wastewater treatment plants.
Sewage Sludge and Biosolids: Am I Regulated?
Activities involved in the disposal or beneficial use of sewage sludge and biosolids, water treatment plant residuals, and domestic septage may require obtaining a permit or a registration or notifying TCEQ.
Reporting for Biosolids and Sludge
Annual and Quarterly Reports for Class B Biosolids
Reporting periods, how and what to report, and links to forms to use if you land apply Class B biosolids.
Sewage Sludge Reporting: NeT-Biosolids (NETBIO)
Find out how to submit sludge data to TCEQ for your Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) permit for domestic wastewater.
Transporting Sludge
Sludge Transporters: Am I Regulated?
Find out the types of waste and associated activities that require you to follow TCEQ regulations for transporters and haulers.
Contact Information
Land applying or disposing of sewage sludge or biosolids, domestic septage, or water treatment residual:
Water Quality Division
Land Application Team
P.O. Box 13087, MC-150
Austin, Texas 78711-3087
512-239-4671 (ask for Biosolids program)
biosolids@tceq.texas.gov
Transporting sludge:
Occupational Licensing and Registration Division
Sludge Transporter Registration Section
P.O. Box 13087, MC-129
Austin, TX 78711-3087
512-239-6413, fax 512-239-6410
streg@tceq.texas.gov