Section 335.128 - Financial Assurance(a) Before hazardous waste may be stored, processed, or disposed of at a solid waste facility subject to this subchapter, the owner or operator must: (1) establish financial assurance for the amount of the closure cost estimate in a manner that meets the requirements of Chapter 37, Subchapter P of this title (relating to Financial Assurance for Hazardous and Nonhazardous Industrial Solid Waste Facilities), in addition to the requirements specified in § 335.112(a)(7) of this title (relating to Standards).(2) establish financial assurance for the amount of the post closure cost estimate in a manner that meets the requirements of Chapter 37, Subchapter P of this title, in addition to the requirements specified in § 335.112(a)(7) of this title, if the facility:(A) includes a disposal facility;(B) includes a pile, and/or surface impoundment from which the owner or operator intends to remove the wastes at closure, to the extent that these sections are made applicable to such facilities in § 335.112 of this title;(C) includes a tank system that is required under § 335.112 of this title to meet the requirements for landfills;(D) includes a containment building that is required under § 335.112 of this title to meet the requirements for landfills; or(E) is notified by the executive director of the need for post closure financial assurance for another type of unit.(b) Before hazardous waste may be stored, processed, or disposed of at a solid waste facility or a group of such facilities subject to this subchapter, the owner or operator must establish financial assurance for bodily injury and property damage to third parties caused by sudden accidental occurrences arising from operations of the facility or group of facilities in a manner that meets the requirements of Chapter 37 of this title (relating to Financial Assurance).(c) Before hazardous waste may be stored, processed, or disposed of at a solid waste facility containing a surface impoundment, landfill, land treatment facility, or disposal miscellaneous unit used to manage hazardous waste or a group of such facilities subject to this subchapter, the owner or operator must establish financial assurance for bodily injury and property damage to third parties caused by nonsudden accidental occurrences arising from operations of the facility or group of facilities in a manner that meets the requirements of Chapter 37 of this title.(d) If the executive director determines that there is a significant risk to human health and the environment from nonsudden accidental occurrences resulting from the operations of a hazardous industrial solid waste facility that is not a surface impoundment, landfill, or land treatment facility, the owner or operator may be required to comply with subsection (c) of this section.30 Tex. Admin. Code § 335.128
The provisions of this §335.128 adopted to be effective March 21, 2000, 25 TexReg 2394