Section 4.272 - [Effective 7/1/2025] Minimum Permit Provisions for Siting(a) A permit for off-lease commercial recycling of fluid may be issued only if the Director or the Commission determines that the facility is to be located in an area where there is no unreasonable risk of pollution or threat to public health or safety.(b) Off-lease commercial recycling of fluid permitted pursuant to this division is prohibited: (1) within a 100-year flood plain, in a streambed, or in a sensitive area as defined by §4.110 of this title (relating to Definitions); or(2) within 300 feet of surface water or public, domestic, or irrigation water wells.(c) Factors that the Commission will consider in assessing potential risk from off-lease commercial recycling of fluid include: (1) the volume and characteristics of the oil and gas waste, partially treated waste and recyclable product to be stored, handled, treated and recycled at the facility;(2) distance to any surface water body, wet or dry;(3) depth to and quality of the shallowest groundwater;(4) distance to the nearest property line or public road;(5) proximity to coastal natural resources, sensitive areas as defined by §4.110 of this title, or water supplies, and/or public, domestic, or irrigation water wells; and(6) any other factors the Commission deems reasonably necessary in determining whether or not issuance of the permit will pose an unreasonable risk.(d) All siting requirements in this section refer to conditions at the time the facility is constructed.16 Tex. Admin. Code § 4.272
The provisions of this §4.272 adopted to be effective April 15, 2013, 38 TexReg 2334; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 50, Number 01, January 3, 2025, TexReg 0096, eff. 7/1/2025