82R10015 SLB-F
By: Chisum H.B. No. 2551
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the land application of grit trap waste.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 361.119, Health and Safety Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
(g) Land application of grit trap waste, alone or in
combination with other waste streams, may be considered recovery,
recycling, or reuse only if:
(1) the grit trap waste includes no hazardous
substance as defined by Section 361.003(11);
(2) all of the chemical components of the grit trap
waste solids will have a beneficial effect on the soil or crops on
which the waste is applied;
(3) none of the chemical components of the grit trap
waste solids and associated liquids will have a negative effect on
the soil or crops on which the waste is applied; and
(4) the application volumes of the grit trap waste
solids will not exceed the agronomic application rate for any
chemical component of the waste.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.