# 30 Tex. Admin. Code § 334.482: 30 TAC § 334.482. General Requirements

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## Section

- **Citation:** 30 Tex. Admin. Code § 334.482
- **Heading:** 30 TAC § 334.482. General Requirements
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 30 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY / Part 1 TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY / Chapter 334 UNDERGROUND AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANKS / 30 TAC § 334.482

## Text

(a) No person may cause, suffer, allow, or permit the storage,
 treatment, transport, reuse, or disposal of petroleum-substance waste except
 as authorized by this subchapter and the rules of the commission.
(b) Prior to proceeding in any manner that differs from the
 requirements of this subchapter, the generator and/or an authorized representative
 of the treatment facility must secure written agency approval in the form
 of a variance in accordance with this section.
(c) The agency has authority to review and approve requests
 for variances from the requirements of this subchapter. The agency may approve
 such requests only if the generator and/or an authorized representative of
 the treatment facility can demonstrate to the satisfaction of appropriate
 agency staff that the proposed alternative procedure is protective of human
 health and safety and the environment.
(d) Any request to the agency for approval of a variance must
 be made in writing, must be signed and dated by the generator and/or an authorized
 representative of the treatment facility, and must be accompanied by complete
 project identification and documentation as requested by agency staff.
(e) If a variance is granted by the agency, the generator and
 treatment facility must maintain complete copies of the variance and supporting
 documentation (including the request for the variance) in the manner described
 in §334.497 (relating to Recordkeeping and Reporting Procedures Applicable
 to Generators).
(f) Once a person has received a written variance from the
 agency under this subsection, that person must adhere to the terms of that
 variance as written or to the rule requirements for which the variance was
 sought.

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