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Rule Adoptions

Adoptions are rules that have been adopted by the commissioners and republished as final in the Texas Register.

Adoptions are rules that have been adopted by the commissioners and republished as final in the Texas Register. They usually become effective 20 days after the TCEQ files them with the Texas Register for publication.

Adoptions will remain on this page for 30 days after the effective date.

Adoption Date Rule Project Number Short Title/Description Adoption (PDF)
Approval Date
02/27/25

Effective Date
03/19/25		 2024-004-030-WS Implementation of Occupational Licensing Legislative Updates and Staff Recommended Updates
Rulemaking to incorporate changes to statute from the 88th legislative session (HB 1845, HB 2453, and SB 422) and to make additional changes recommended by staff to require fingerprinting for occupational licensing applicants, require resiliency training for water operators, and reduce the number of continuing education credits required to renew a license for leaking petroleum storage tank project managers.
Approval Date
2/13/25

Effective Date
03/06/25		 2023-137-321-OW Excess Reclaimed Water Disposal
Amendment of Chapters 321 and 210 to authorize the disposal of treated wastewater without a permit for an alternative means of disposal, if the facility disposes of the treated wastewater through a wastewater collection system via contract.
Approval Date
1/16/25

Effective Date
02/06/25		 2024-023-350-WS Staff-Recommended Updates to Protective Concentration Level Approaches for Dioxins/Furans and Dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls
Proposal to amend 30 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 350, Texas Risk Reduction Program (TRRP) rule §350.76, to update the chemical-specific approaches used for developing and demonstrating attainment of the critical human health protective concentration levels (PCLs) for dioxins/furans and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).