Inventory of Closed Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

The Texas Legislature, 73rd Regular Session (1993) passed House Bill 2537, requiring regional councils of governments (COGs) Exit the TCEQ to include an inventory of closed municipal solid waste landfills in their regional plans for solid waste management. the content requirements for solid waste management plans are stated in the Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 363, Section 363.064 Exit the TCEQ.

The TCEQ, in cooperation with the 24 regional COGs Exit the TCEQ located approximately 4,200 closed and abandoned municipal solid waste landfills throughout Texas. Staff from each COG reviewed the information for their region. The TCEQ has approved the individual inventories as part of Volume II of the Regional Solid Waste Management Plans. The COGs are responsible for maintaining the inventories.

The following COG's have made information about their Closed Landfill Inventories available on the Internet:

Alamo Area Council of Governments Exit the TCEQ

Capital Area Council of Governments Exit the TCEQ

East Texas Council of Governments Exit the TCEQ

Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission Exit the TCEQ

Heart of Texas Council of Governments Exit the TCEQ

Houston-Galveston Area Council Exit the TCEQ

Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council Exit the TCEQ

North Central Texas Council of Governments Exit the TCEQ

Panhandle Regional Planning Commission Exit the TCEQ

Rio Grande Council of Governments Exit the TCEQ

Texoma Council of Governments Exit the TCEQ

West Central Texas Council of Governments Exit the TCEQ

If you have any questions about the closed landfill inventory, please contact the COG representing your county Exit the TCEQ, or contact us.

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Regional Solid Waste Grants Program
Last Modified 10/1/08
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