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TITLE 30ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 330MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
SUBCHAPTER MLOCATION RESTRICTIONS
RULE §330.547Floodplains

(a) No solid waste disposal operations shall be permitted in areas that are located in a 100-year floodway as defined by the Federal Emergency Management Administration.

(b) New municipal solid waste management units, existing municipal solid waste units, and lateral expansions located in 100-year floodplains shall not restrict the flow of the 100-year flood, reduce the temporary water storage capacity of the floodplain, or result in washout of solid waste so as to pose a hazard to human health and the environment.

(c) Municipal solid waste storage and processing facilities shall be located outside of the 100-year floodplain unless the owner or operator can demonstrate that the facility is designed and will operate to prevent washout during a 100-year storm event, or obtains a conditional letter of map amendment from the Federal Emergency Management Administration administrator.


Source Note: The provisions of this §330.547 adopted to be effective March 27, 2006, 31 TexReg 2502

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