Section 4.101 - [Effective 7/1/2025] Prevention of Pollution(a) No person conducting activities subject to regulation by the Railroad Commission of Texas may cause or allow pollution of surface or subsurface water in the state.(b) This subchapter establishes, for the purpose of protecting public health, public safety, and the environment within the scope of the Commission's statutory authority, the minimum permitting, operating, monitoring, and closure standards and requirements for the management of wastes associated with activities governed by the Commission including those governed under: (1) Texas Natural Resources Code Title 3, Subtitle B;(2) Texas Natural Resources Code Title 3, Subtitle D, Chapters 121-123;(3) Texas Natural Resources Code Title 5;(4) Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 382, Subchapter K; and(5) Texas Water Code Chapters 26, 27 and 29.(c) Other wastes described in subsection (b) of this section are included when this subchapter refers to oil and gas waste(s) and may be managed in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter at facilities authorized under this subchapter provided the wastes are nonhazardous and chemically and physically similar to oil and gas wastes.(d) Hazardous waste as defined in § 3.98 of this title (relating to Standards for Management of Hazardous Oil and Gas Waste) shall be managed in accordance with the provisions of § 3.98 of this title.(e) Used oil as defined in § 3.98 of this title shall be managed in accordance with the provisions of 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 279.16 Tex. Admin. Code § 4.101
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 50, Number 01, January 3, 2025, TexReg 0065, eff. 7/1/2025