30 Tex. Admin. Code § 106.351 - Salt Water Disposal (Petroleum)
Salt water disposal facilities used to handle aqueous liquid wastes from petroleum production operations and water injection facilities are permitted by rule, provided that the following conditions of this section are met.
(1) Any facility
processing salt water which emits a sour gas shall be located at least 1/4 mile
from any recreational area or residence or other structure not occupied or used
solely by the owner or operator of the facility or the owner of the property
upon which the facility is located.
(2) Any open storage of salt water shall be
operated in such a manner as to prevent the occurrence of a nuisance condition
off-property.
(3) All plant roads
and truck loading and unloading areas must be operated and/or maintained as
necessary to prevent dust emissions from the property which would cause or
contribute to a nuisance condition. Appropriate operating activities may
include reduction of speed of vehicles, use of alternate routes, and covering
of dust-producing loads being hauled. Appropriate maintenance activities may
include watering, treatment with dust suppressant chemicals, oiling, paving,
and cleaning dust-producing surfaces.
(4) Before construction of the facility
begins under this section, registration of the permit by rule shall be
submitted to the commission's Office of Permitting, Remediation, and
Registration in Austin using Form PI-7, unless one of the following exceptions
applies:
(A) all delivery of salt water to
the site takes place through enclosed hoses or lines, and all storage and
handling of salt water takes place in enclosed conduits, vessels, and storage,
so that the salt water is not exposed to the atmosphere; or
(B) delivery of salt water from outside a
site to all facilities at a site in any calendar day does not exceed 540,000
gallons.
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