Section 4.103 - [Effective 7/1/2025] Prohibited Waste Management Methods(a) Unless authorized by this subchapter, no person may manage oil and gas wastes without obtaining a permit to manage such wastes, except for the following methods: (1) as authorized by §4.111 of this title (relating to Authorized Disposal Methods for Certain Wastes);(2) as authorized by § 3.91 of this title (relating to Cleanup of Soil Contaminated by a Crude Oil Spill);(3) as authorized by § 3.98 of this title (relating to Standards for Management of Hazardous Oil and Gas Waste); or(4) by underground injection for disposal permitted pursuant to § 3.9 of this title (relating to Disposal Wells) or § 3.46 of this title (relating to Fluid Injection into Productive Reservoirs).(b) The discharge of any waste under the jurisdiction of the Commission into any surface water defined under §4.110 of this title (relating to Definitions) is prohibited unless such discharge is authorized by and conducted in accordance with a Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) permit or authority issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) or another regulatory agency with jurisdiction over discharge of oil and gas wastes.(c) No person may maintain or use any pit for storage of oil, oil products, or oil by-products.(d) Except as authorized by this subchapter, no person may maintain or use any pit for storage of oil field fluids or for storage or disposal of oil and gas wastes without obtaining a permit to maintain or use the pit.(e) Except as expressly provided by § 3.30 of this title (relating to Memorandum of Understanding between the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)), no person may dispose of oil and gas wastes at a facility not under the jurisdiction of the Commission unless the Director expressly authorizes such disposal in writing.(f) Except for those recycling methods authorized for certain wastes by §4.112 of this title (relating to Authorized Recycling), no person may recycle any oil and gas wastes by any method without obtaining a permit.16 Tex. Admin. Code § 4.103
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 50, Number 01, January 3, 2025, TexReg 0065, eff. 7/1/2025