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RRC Accepting Comments on Amendments to Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 Rules Relating to Waste Management

August 19, 2024

The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) is accepting public comment on proposed amendments to 16 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §3.8 (also known as Statewide Rule 8), relating to Water Protection; 16 TAC §3.57(also known as Statewide Rule 57), relating to Reclaiming Tank Bottoms, Other Hydrocarbon Wastes, and Other Waste Materials; and 16 TAC Chapter 4, Subchapter B, relating to Commercial Recycling; and new 16 TAC Chapter 4, Subchapter A, relating to Oil and Gas Waste Management.

16 TAC §3.8 has existed in its current form since 1984 with several minor modifications since then. The RRC is proposing to significantly revise this cornerstone waste management rule, as well as its existing rules for commercial recycling of oil and gas waste that can be found in 16 TAC Chapter 4, Subchapter B.

To view the proposed rule amendments and submit comments online by 5 p.m. CST on Monday, September 30, 2024, visit the RRC website at https://www.rrc.texas.gov/general-counsel/rules/proposed-rules/ under Chapters 3 and 4.

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