Industrial and Hazardous Waste Corrective Action Program
Overview of this program, which administers the cleanup of sites contaminated from industrial and municipal hazardous and industrial nonhazardous wastes.
The mission of the industrial and hazardous waste (IHW) corrective action program is to oversee the cleanup of sites contaminated from industrial and municipal hazardous and industrial nonhazardous wastes. Our goals are to:
- Ensure that sites are assessed and remediated to levels that protect human health and the environment;
- Verify that waste management units or facilities are taken out of service and closed properly; and to
- Facilitate revitalization of contaminated properties.
To achieve these goals, we work with representatives of many different types of facilities, including industrial and hazardous waste permitted and non-permitted facilities. We also work closely with federal facilities.
Legal Authority
Cleanups and waste management unit closures come into this program if they are regulated under 30 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 335 , relating to industrial solid waste and municipal hazardous waste management. Depending on the types of waste managed, quantity, and management methods, federal requirements of 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 264 or 265 may also apply.
The current cleanup standards are given in the Texas Risk Reduction Program (TRRP) rules of 30 TAC Chapter 350
Considerations When Planning Projects
These sets of regulations are fairly broad. One way to approach cleanup projects and navigate through the rules is to keep these basic questions in mind: "For this facility, unit or area:
- ...am I doing a facility/unit closure or a cleanup?...or both?"
- ...what is/was the source of contamination? Was hazardous waste involved?"
- ...why am I doing the closure/cleanup? What's my motivation? (Examples: Self-implemented action under state rule? Action required by permit? Enforcement action?)"
Although these are not the only issues to consider when planning or evaluating a project, understanding the basic context will help guide your work and will also help in communicating with the TCEQ.
Submitting Reports and Correspondence to the Corrective Action Program:
- Reports and correspondence submitted to the Corrective Action Program should be mailed to the TCEQ’s mailing address https://www.tceq.texas.gov/remediation/corrective_action/contact.html?force_web and must include the team’s mail code MC-127.
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CORE Data Form (TCEQ Form No. 10400)
. You MUST fill out this form in order for your document to be processed by the Corrective Action program. Complete this form to maintain Central Registry database information and fulfill TCEQ requirements. You must also submit an updated version of this form to Central Records and the Corrective Action Program whenever contact information for the site changes. Instructions to assist you in completing the CORE Data Form (TCEQ Form No. 10400)
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Correspondence ID Form (TCEQ Form 20428) must accompany all correspondence submitted to all Remediation Division cleanup programs and should be affixed to the front of your submittal as a cover page on or after June 1, 2010. Before completing the form, be sure to read the Correspondence ID form instructions
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Please provide one paper copy and one electronic copy (on USB or disc) of all submittals to the Corrective Action Program. Note that the electronic and hard copies should be identical, complete copies.