Did You Know?
The Rules Have Changed.
The Railroad Commission rules for energy waste disposal in Texas have changed. No worries. We’ll help you navigate the new landscape.
For decades, onsite burial using pits and land farming have been the primary means for disposing of energy waste. But on July 1, 2025, the new 16 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 4, Subchapter A replaced Statewide Rule 8 and has operators looking for alternatives. Here we are.
The new regulations make on site disposal costly, difficult, and risky.
Chapter 4 sets stringent new rules for the design, construction, operation, monitoring, and closure of waste pits. It also dictates how waste can be used in land farming. That means waste pits will have more requirements for registration, construction limitations, groundwater monitoring, and shorter closure deadlines. Land farming is now subject to stricter rules and is limited to low chloride water-based waste. Land farming also requires landowner permission, water source distance guidelines, no pooling or runoff, and post application requirements. Finally, waste haulers and disposal companies are now required to carefully track waste sources, types, volumes, and transportation destinations. If every detail isn’t handled perfectly, you’re at risk of being out of compliance.
We have a better way.
Milestone operates the largest, most technically advanced network of energy waste disposal facilities in Texas, located in the state’s most active production basins. Instead of feeling uncertain about the new regulations, you can send your RCRA-exempt waste up the road to us, and we’ll dispose of it in the safest, most compliant, most convenient manner possible. All this at about the same cost as constructing and operating your own waste pit or choosing land farming for a multi-well pad.
We already meet new
e-Manifest requirements.
So you do too.
Milestone has software platforms and well-established relationships with electronic manifest companies to help you comply with new regulations for tracking and record- keeping of waste loads. Whether you’re an operator or waste hauler, when you work with Milestone, you gain strong compliance confidence.
“Partner with us. We have the facilities, processes, and Chapter 4 expertise to handle your waste, so you can focus on your operations.”
Talk to one of our waste management experts about your Chapter 4 challenges.