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Texas waste codes for contaminated soil Dirt & fill carrying oil, chemicals or PCBs.

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Contaminated soil: 6 codes.

Contaminated soil

Scope and quantity exemptions.

  • Inorganic solids

    Soil contaminated with organics

    Nonpumpable soil contaminated with organic substances.

    When to use 301

  • Inorganic solids

    Soil contaminated with inorganics only

    Nonpumpable soil contaminated only with inorganic substances.

    When to use 302

  • Inorganic solids

    PCB inorganic soil, 50 to under 500 ppm

    Nonhazardous inorganic soil with PCBs in the lower band.

    When to use 398

  • Inorganic solids

    PCB inorganic soil, 500 ppm or more

    Nonhazardous inorganic soil with PCBs in the upper band.

    When to use 399

  • Organic solids

    PCB organic soil, 50 to under 500 ppm

    Organic-category soil in the lower PCB band; see the PCB form-selection rules.

    When to use 498

  • Organic solids

    PCB organic soil, 500 ppm or more

    Organic-category soil in the upper PCB band; see the PCB form-selection rules.

    When to use 499
Soil with organics is 301 & soil with inorganics only is 302. PCB soil takes 398, 399, 498 or 499 by level.

Which Texas form code fits contaminated soil?

FormWhen it fits
301Nonpumpable soil contaminated with organic substances.
302Nonpumpable soil contaminated only with inorganic substances.
398Nonhazardous inorganic soil with PCBs in the lower band.
399Nonhazardous inorganic soil with PCBs in the upper band.
498Organic-category soil in the lower PCB band. The PCB form-selection rules also apply.
499Organic-category soil in the upper PCB band. The PCB form-selection rules also apply.

What changes the class of contaminated soil in Texas?

First rule out hazardous waste.

Petroleum-substance waste and petroleum-contaminated waste are Class 1 unless you can show total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) at 1,500 parts per million (ppm) or less.

Any detectable TPH rules out Class 3.

Don't classify cleanup waste from a leaking underground storage tank (UST) under Subchapter R when 30 TAC Chapter 334 Subchapter K regulates it.

Can excavated soil in Texas be Class 3?

Excavation alone doesn't make soil Class 3.

Naturally occurring background constituents have a limited exception under 335.507(4)(B).

See Class 3 evidence, PCB rules and soil from outside Texas.

For the paperwork, see Code, class and shipment records.

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