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Rule Adoptions

Adoptions are rules that have been adopted by the commissioners and republished as final in the Texas Register.

Adoptions are rules that have been adopted by the commissioners and republished as final in the Texas Register. They usually become effective 20 days after the TCEQ files them with the Texas Register for publication.

Adoptions will remain on this page for 30 days after the effective date.

Adoption Date Rule Project Number Short Title/Description Adoption (PDF)
Approval Date
1/16/25

Effective Date
02/06/25		 2024-023-350-WS Staff-Recommended Updates to Protective Concentration Level Approaches for Dioxins/Furans and Dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls
Proposal to amend 30 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 350, Texas Risk Reduction Program (TRRP) rule §350.76, to update the chemical-specific approaches used for developing and demonstrating attainment of the critical human health protective concentration levels (PCLs) for dioxins/furans and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
Approval Date
12/18/24

Effective Date
1/09/25		 2024-015-290-OW 88th Legislative Session Drinking Water Implementation Rule
This rule projects implements HB 1500, 3810, and 4559 and SB 594 to make amendments to 30 TAC Chapter 290 and 291.
Approval Date
11/20/24

Effective Date
12/12/24		 2024-020-331-WS SB 786 and SB 1186: Transfer of Class V Closed-Loop Geothermal Injection Wells and Class V Brine Disposal Injection Wells to RRC
SB 786 adds new Section 27.037 to Subchapter C, Chapter 27 of the Water Code, which defines a closed-loop geothermal injection well and transfers the jurisdiction of closed-loop geothermal injection wells from TCEQ to the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC). SB 1186 grants the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) jurisdiction over brine mining. The bill adds a definition of “brine mining” and clarifies that the RRC jurisdiction includes the authority to regulate both brine production wells and brine injection wells. The bill also instructs the RRC to seek delegation of EPA authority for this type of Class V injection well.
Approval Date
11/20/24

Effective Date
12/12/24		 2024-006-230-OW Groundwater Certification Requirements
Currently, municipalities and counties may require certification during the plat application and approval process that adequate groundwater is available for a proposed subdivision if groundwater under the land is the source of water supply. Senate Bill 2440, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 amended Local Government Code (LGC), §212.0101 and §232.0032 to require groundwater certification during the platting process with limited exceptions (outlined in the statute).
Approval Date
11/20/24

Effective Date
12/12/24		 2024-010-336-WS NRC Compatibility and Error Correction
This rulemaking will correct errors, remove obsolete text, modify wording for clarity, and provide TCEQ regulatory flexibility for the training requirements of a Radiation Safety Officer.
Approval Date
11/20/24

Effective Date
12/12/24		 2024-024-115-AI Industrial Adhesives Contingency Measure Corrections
This rulemaking amends the industrial adhesive VOC content limits in 30 TAC Chapter 115 to correct inadvertently excluded and otherwise incorrectly amended limits. This is a follow-up rulemaking to correct limits adopted in 2023-116-115-AI.
Approval Date
10/25/24

Effective Date
11/14/24		 2023-135-330-WS House Bill (HB) 3060 Implementation and Minor Program Updates.
Amend §281.5 to require an electronic copy of permit applications; repeal obsolete rules from Chapter 281; promulgate rules related to House Bill 3060 in Chapters 328, 330, and 335; correct outdated citations in Chapter 330 and 335.