TRRP Guidance and Forms

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Topic
Determining Which Releases are Subject to TRRP
Guidance for Conducting Ecological Risk Assessments at Remediation Sites in Texas (RG-263) - Temporarily Unavailable
also download:
January 2006 Update to RG-263 - Temporarily Unavailable
Tier 1 eco exclusion criteria checklist (.doc)
Tier 2 PCL Equations
Evaluation of the Potential Health Impacts of Exposure to Iron, Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, Sodium, and Phosphorus through Soil Ingestion
COCs for which Calculation of a Human Health PCL is not Required
Transition to Texas Risk Reduction Program of projects with portions closed under the 30 TAC 335 Risk Reduction rule
TRRP Questions and Answers for information on the May 1, 2005 deadline for completion of Risk Reduction Standard 1 or 2 projects.
TRRP Questions and Answers, dated June 22, 2001.
March 2004 update of TRRP Questions and Answers.
Use of Software Programs for TRRP

GENERAL

RG-366
Topic  
TRRP-1 Introduction to the Texas Risk Reduction Program This document has served it's purpose and is no longer available.
TRRP-2 TRRP Applicability and Grandfathering (revised December 2003) Use to determine whether these rules apply to your site or facility. Lists exclusions and situations that qualify for "grandfathering."
TRRP-3 TRRP Compatibility with RCRA - Temporarily Unavailable Explains how facilities can comply with both the TRRP rule and the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) when conducting closures or corrective actions.
TRRP-4 Comparison of 30 TAC 335 and 30 TAC 350: Points to Consider in Making the Shift - Temporarily Unavailable If you have the option of continuing under other rules or proceeding under TRRP, use this document to get a better sense of the choice you are facing.
TRRP-4A Comparison of 30 TAC 334 and 30 TAC 350: Regulation of LPST Sites under TRRP Provides information on the differences between the portions of Chapter 334 (with respect to PSTs) that are being replaced by the TRRP rule and the TRRP rules that are replacing them.
TRRP-5 Use of 30 TAC 335 Data under TRRP
will not be issued at this time; refer to the TRRP rule for this subject.
 

AFFECTED PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS
 
RG-366
Topic  
TRRP-6 Planning and Assessment Surveys  
TRRP-7 Land Use Classification - Temporarily Unavailable Describes and depicts how land use classifications are made under the TRRP rule.
TRRP-8 Groundwater Classification Provides recommended procedures for classifying groundwater and documenting the classification.
TRRP-9 Exposure Pathway Evaluation
will not be issued at this time; refer to the TRRP rule for this subject.
 
TRRP-10 Selecting Target Chemicals of Concern Designed to help the person determine the appropriate chemicals of concern (COCs) for analysis of environmental media when responding to TRRP.
TRRP-11 Data Needs for Tiered PCL Development  
TRRP-12 Affected Property Assessment Requirements Outlines requirements for defining three-dimensional extent of the affected property and protective concentration level exceedance zones.
TRRP-13 Review and Reporting of COC Concentration Data (pdf)
Review and Reporting of COC Concentration Data (Word)
For data on chemicals of concern (COCs), tells how to: document quality of data used to show compliance with TRRP rule, determine data to include in required reports, review data for technical standards and usability, and prepare a Data Usability Summary.
TRRP-14 Screening Target Chemicals of Concern from PCL Development Describes a step-by-step process to screen target chemicals of concern from PCL development.
TRRP-15 Determining Representative Concentrations  
TRRP-16 Institutional Controls Describes the process to apply institutional controls as required by TRRP.
TRRP-17 Notification Requirements - Temporarily Unavailable Tells how to determine who to notify, when to notify them, and how to notify them about contamination discovered when sampling under the TRRP rule.
 
DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN HEALTH PCLS
 
RG-366
Topic  
TRRP-18 Risk Levels, Hazard Indices, and Cumulative Adjustments - Temporarily Unavailable Provides instruction in the correct use of carcinogenic risk levels and noncarcinogenic hazard indices for effects due to the presence of both individual and multiple chemicals of concern (COCs) when setting human health PCLs.
TRRP-19 Toxicity Factors and Chemical/Physical Parameters - Temporarily Unavailable Describes how changes in human toxicity factors will be handled.
TRRP-20 Exposure Factors
will not be issued at this time; refer to the TRRP rule for this subject.
 
TRRP-21 Human Health Points of Exposure - Temporarily Unavailable Describes the on-site and off-site locations of the prescribed and alternate human health points of exposure (POEs) to environmental media.
TRRP-22 Tiered Development of Human Health PCLs Discusses the process of establishing protective concentration levels (PCLs) in accordance with the various tiers set forth in the TRRP rule.
TRRP-23 Tier 1 PCL Tables - Temporarily Unavailable Tells how to interpret and use Tier 1 PCL tables in the assessment and cleanup of contaminated properties.
TRRP-24 Determining PCLs for Surface Water and Sediment
Companion documents:
Human Health Sediment PCL table
Surface Water RBELs tables in pdf
Surface Water RBELs tables in Word
Surface Water Contact Recreation PCLs
Stream low flow (7Q2) and harmonic mean flow data - Paradox database
Describes how to determine the surface water and sediment PCLs for human and ecological receptors, the surface water RBEL, and the source media PCLs for groundwater and soil.
TRRP-25 Critical PCLs - Temporarily Unavailable Defines the "critical PCL" and outlines the steps to determine the critical PCL on a site-specific basis.
TRRP-26 Application of Tier 1 and 2 NAF Models  
TRRP-27 Development of Human Health PCLs for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon Mixtures - Temporarily Unavailable Describes the process to establish human health-based protective concentration levels (PCLs) for total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) mixtures.

REMEDY STANDARDS
 
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TRRP-28 Application of Remedy Standards A and B - Temporarily Unavailable Tells how to use site-specific information to determine which remedy standard is appropriate.
TRRP-29 Soil and Groundwater Response Objectives - Temporarily Unavailable Describes the extent to which contaminants must be removed from or isolated in soil and groundwater at a site in order to achieve Remedy Standards A and B.
TRRP-30 Compliance Sampling and Monitoring  
TRRP-31 Evaluating of Remedy Effectiveness  
TRRP-32 Risk-Based NAPL Management Explains the risk-based management approach for non-aqueous phase liquid and presents a five-step process to address the rule requirements.
TRRP-33 Monitored Natural Attenuation Demonstrations - Temporarily Unavailable Provides guidance for the application and demonstration of monitored natural attenuation at affected properties.
TRRP-34 Facility Operations Areas Procedures to establish a Facility Operations Area in an operational chemical- or petroleum-manufacturing plant required to perform corrective action.
 
STANDARDIZED REPORT FORMS
 
Form No.
Title Word version PDF version
10323/SIN Self-Implementation Notice Word PDF
10324/NOI Notice of Intent- Grandfathering
(Notification deadline was May 1, 2000.)
No longer available
10325/APAR Affected Property Assessment Report 2005 Word
2005 tables only
10326/RAP Response Action Plan Word PDF
10327/RAER Response Action Effectiveness Report Word PDF
10328/RACR Response Action Completion Report Word PDF
10329/PRACR Post-Response Action Care Report Word PDF
10337/NOIST Notice of Intent to Switch to TRRP Word PDF

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Texas Risk Reduction Program