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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) A person required to develop a source reduction and waste minimization plan for a facility under this subchapter shall submit to the commission an annual report and a current executive summary according to any schedule developed under Section 361.504.
(b) The annual report shall comply with rules adopted by the commission. The report shall detail the facility's progress in implementing the source reduction and waste minimization plan and include:
(1) an assessment of the progress toward the achievement of the facility source reduction goal and the facility waste minimization goal;
(2) a statement to include, for facilities subject to Section 361.504(a)(1), the amount of hazardous waste generated and, for facilities subject to Section 361.504(a)(3), the amount of the release of pollutants or contaminants designated under Section 361.503(b) in the year preceding the report, and a comparison of those amounts with the amounts generated or released in a base year selected by the commission; and
(3) any modification to the plan.
(c) The annual report may include:
(1) a discussion of the person's previous effort at the facility to reduce hazardous waste or the release of pollutants or contaminants through source reduction or waste minimization;
(2) a discussion of the effect changes in environmental regulations have had on the achievement of the source reduction and waste minimization goals;
(3) the effect that events the person could not control have had on the achievement of the source reduction and waste minimization goals; and
(4) a discussion of the operational decisions the person has made that have affected the achievement of the source reduction and waste minimization goals.
(d) The annual report shall contain a separate component addressing source reduction activities and a separate component addressing waste minimization activities.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 361.506. Source Reduction and Waste Minimization Annual Report - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/health-and-safety-code/health-safety-sect-361-506/
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