Used oil - Texas

Scope

Under many circumstances, used oil is a hazardous waste and must be managed as such if it is to be disposed of. However, EPA’s used oil management program allows the handling of used oil under less stringent standards as long as it is managed according to the regulations and the oil is ultimately sent to a recycler, recycled, or burned for fuel.

Regulatory citations

• 30 TAC 324

Key definitions

• Re-refining: Applying processes (other than crude oil refining) to material composed primarily of used oil to produce high-quality base stocks for petroleum products, including settling, filtering, catalytic conversion, fractional/vacuum distillation, hydro treating, or polishing.
• Secondary containment: Dikes, berms, retaining walls, and/or equivalent structures made of a material(s) that is sufficiently impervious to used oil. These structures shall be designed to meet the specifications found in 324.22(d)(3) of this title (relating to Soil Remediation Requirements for Used Oil Handlers) to retain potential spills of used oil from the tanks or containers, plus run-on water, until removal of the spill.
• Used oil handler: A transporter or an owner or operator of a used oil transfer, processing, re-refining, or off-specification used oil burning facility.

Summary of requirements

Texas state requirements regarding used oil management include some regulatory information beyond the federal requirements. A summary of the additional requirements includes the following:

• Used oil collection centers must follow the notification and annual reporting requirements at 324.7.
• Transporters must register their used oil activities if they have not previously registered their specific used oil activities with the commission and the EPA. Transporters must register, through the commission, using EPA Form 8700-12 and a commission form. Mail registration forms to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Used Oil Recycling Program.
• Processors and re-refiners must register their used oil activities if they have not previously registered their specific used oil activities with the commission and the EPA. Processors and re-refiners must register, through the commission, using the EPA Form 8700-12 and a commission form. Mail registration forms to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Used Oil Recycling Program.
• Each processor and re-refiner facility must prepare an analysis plan.
• Each processor and re-refiner facility must submit a biennial report. The biennial report required by 40 CFR 279.57(b) covering each odd numbered year must be provided to the commission by December 1 of the odd numbered year if all used oil operations have been completed for that year. If not, the report must be submitted by January 25 of the following even-numbered year. The information must be entered on a commission form. Mail the report to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Used Oil Recycling Program.
• Burners must register their used oil activities if they have not previously registered their specific used oil activities with the commission and the EPA. Burners must register, through the commission, using the EPA Form 8700-12 and a commission form. Mail registration forms to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Used Oil Recycling Program.