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TITLE 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 326 - MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT
SUBCHAPTER A - GENERAL INFORMATION
SECTION/RULE §326.5 - General Prohibitions
Chapter Review Date 06/16/2023

No person may cause, suffer, allow, or permit the collection, storage, transportation, processing, or disposal, or the use or operation of a solid waste facility to store, process, or dispose of solid waste in violation of the THSC, or any regulations, rules, permit, license, order of the commission, or in such a manner that causes:(1) the discharge or imminent threat of discharge of medical waste into or adjacent to the waters in the state without obtaining specific authorization for the discharge from the commission;(2) the creation and maintenance of a nuisance; or(3) the endangerment of the human health and welfare or the environment.

Source Note: The provisions of this §326.5 adopted to be effective May 26, 2016, 41 TexReg 3697.

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