RRC to Hold Public Hearings on Significant Overhaul to Waste Management Facilities Rules

The proposed rules factor safety and groundwater protection as well as technological advancements in the energy industry’s resource development in Texas.

Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – The Railroad Commission of Texas continues to take public input on proposed rules to revamp the agency’s critical rules regulating waste management facilities in Texas.

This is the first overhaul of RRC’s waste management rules in four decades. The proposed rules factor safety and groundwater protection as well as technological advancements in the energy industry’s resource development in Texas.

The public comment period on the proposed rules opened on August 16 and will continue through September 30. This week the RRC will also hold two hearings for public input on the proposed rules.  One hearing will be held in-person on Thursday in Austin, and the RRC will hold a virtual hearing on Friday. More information on both hearings, including how they can be viewed via webcast, can be found on the RRC website.

Persons who have requests for special communication or accommodation needs for the hearings can contact the RRC Rules Coordinator at rulescoordinator@rrc.texas.gov.

Information on the proposed waste management rule amendments can be viewed on the RRC website at https://www.rrc.texas.gov/general-counsel/rules/proposed-rules/ under Chapters 3 and 4.