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TITLE 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 330 - MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
SUBCHAPTER M - LOCATION RESTRICTIONS
SECTION/RULE §330.547 - Floodplains
Chapter Review Date 12/15/2023

(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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