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Rule Proposals

Proposals are rules that have been approved by the commissioners to be published in the Texas Register for public comment.

Proposals are rules that have been approved by the commissioners to be published in the Texas Register for public comment. The public comment period usually lasts for 30 days after the publication date. After the public comment period has closed, staff evaluates all comments and makes appropriate changes to the proposed rule. The draft adoption is then filed with the Chief Clerk and moved to Pending Adoptions.

Proposal Dates Rule Project Number Short Title/Description Proposal (PDF)
2025-008-353-OW Leaking Water Wells Grant Program
House Bill 4256, 88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 amended the Texas Water Code, Chapter 28, Subchapter E to require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to establish and administer a Leaking Water Wells Grant Program. This rulemaking will create a new Title 30, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 353, to provide grants to permanently plug qualifying wells in certain counties, establish grant and project eligibility requirements, establish criteria for prioritizing projects eligible to receive grant funding, and establish criteria for well plugging.
  • Approval Date:
    9/25/2024
  • Comments Due:
    11/12/2024
  • Submit via TCEQ Public Comments :
    10/11/2024–11/12/2024
 2023-137-321-OW Excess Reclaimed Water Disposal
Amendment of Chapters 321 and 210 to authorize the disposal of treated wastewater without a permit for an alternative means of disposal, if the facility disposes of the treated wastewater through a wastewater collection system via contract.
  • Approval Date:
    8/28/2024
  • Comments Due:
    10/14/2024
  • Submit via TCEQ Public Comments :
    9/13/2024–10/14/2024
 2024-004-030-WS Implementation of Occupational Licensing Legislative Updates and Staff Recommended Updates
Rulemaking to incorporate changes to statute from the 88th legislative session (HB 1845, HB 2453, and SB 422) and to make additional changes recommended by staff to require fingerprinting for occupational licensing applicants, require resiliency training for water operators, and reduce the number of continuing education credits required to renew a license for leaking petroleum storage tank project managers.