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ProgramsSolid Waste ManagementFunding

The Solid Waste Management Department provides funding for eligible local and regional municipal sold waste management projects.

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Solid Waste Management Program Funding

The Solid Waste Management Department provides funding for eligible local and regional municipal solid waste management projects in support of the goals and objectives of the adopted Regional Solid Waste Management Plan (RSWMP) for the Brazos Valley Council of Governments (BVCOG) region. 

Funding for this program is provided through a grant from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), under the authority of the Texas Health and Safety Code, Section 361.014.

The following project categories are eligible for funding.  Under each category heading is a brief description of the purpose of that category, as well as special requirements pertaining to that project category.

Local Enforcement

Funds can be used for projects which contribute to the prevention of illegal dumping of municipal solid waste, including liquid wastes.  Funding recipients may investigate illegal dumping problems; enforce laws and regulations pertaining to the illegal dumping of municipal solid waste, including liquid waste; establish a program to monitor the collection and transport of municipal liquid wastes, through administration of a manifesting system; and educate the public on illegal dumping laws and regulations. 
Funds may not be expended to any law enforcement agency regulated by Texas Occupations Code, Title 10, Chapter 1701, unless: (a) the law enforcement agency is in compliance with all rules on Law Enforcement Standards and Education; or (b) the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education certifies that the requesting agency is in the process of achieving compliance with such rules.
When funding is to be provided for salaries of local enforcement officers, the funds recipient must certify that at least one of the officers has attended or will attend within the term of the funding agreement the TCEQ’s Criminal Environmental Law Enforcement Training or equivalent training.
Local enforcement vehicles and related enforcement equipment purchased entirely with funds provided under this Agreement may only be used for activities to enforce laws and regulations pertaining to littering and illegal dumping, and may not, to the extent practicable, be used for other code enforcement or law enforcement activities.  Vehicles and equipment that are only partially funded must be dedicated for use in local enforcement activities for a percentage of time equal to the proportion of the purchase expense funded.
Entities receiving funds for a local enforcement officer, enforcement vehicles, and/or related equipment for use by an enforcement officer, must investigate major illegal dumping problems, on both public and private property, in addition to investigating general litter problems on public property.
Entities receiving funds to conduct a local enforcement program must cooperate with the TCEQ’s regional investigative staff in identifying and investigating illegal dumping problems.  Lack of cooperation with the TCEQ staff may constitute a reason to withhold future funding to that entity for local enforcement activities.
Funds may not be used for investigation and enforcement activities related to the illegal dumping of industrial and/or hazardous waste.  Instances where industrial or hazardous waste is discovered at a site do not preclude the investigation of that site, so long as the intent and focus of the investigation and enforcement activities are on the illegal dumping of municipal solid waste. 
Funds may not be used to purchase ammunition, firearms, or HazMat gear.

Litter & Illegal Dumping Cleanup & Community Collection Events

Funds can be used for ongoing and periodic activities to clean up litter and illegal dumping of municipal solid waste, excluding cleanup of scrap tire dumping sites.
Funded activities may include: waste removal; disposal or recycling of removed materials; fencing and barriers; and signage.  Placement of trash collection receptacles in public areas with chronic littering problems may also be funded.  To the extent feasible, reuse or recycling options should be considered for managing the materials cleaned up under this program.  Funds may also be used for periodic community collection events, held not more frequently than four times per year (EXAMPLE: 4 CONSECUTIVE WEEKENDS NOT INCLUDING WEEKDAYS; OR ALTERNATE WEEKENDS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, NOT INCLUDING WEEKDAYS) to provide for collection of residential waste materials for which there is not a readily-available collection alternative, such as large and bulky items that are not picked up under the regular collection system.
Projects funded to clean up litter or illegal dumping on private property must be conducted through a local government sponsor or the COG.  Funds may not be provided directly to a private landowner or other private responsible party for cleanup expenses.  The local government sponsor or the COG must either contract for and oversee the cleanup work, or conduct the work with its own employees and equipment.
The costs for cleanup of hazardous waste and/or Class 1 nonhazardous industrial waste that may be found at a municipal solid waste site must be funded from other sources, unless a waiver from this restriction is granted by the TCEQ’s Waste Permits Division to deal with immediate threats to human health or the environment.
The cleanup of Class 2 and 3 nonhazardous industrial wastes that may be found at a municipal solid waste site may be funded in conjunction with the cleanup of the municipal solid waste found at a site.
All notification, assessment, and cleanup requirements pertaining to the release of wastes or other chemicals of concern, as required under federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including 30 TAC Chapter 330, TCEQ’s MSW Rules, and 30 TAC Chapter 350, TCEQ’s Risk Reduction Rules, must be complied with as part of any activities funded under this Agreement.
All materials cleaned up using funds provided under this Agreement must be properly disposed of or otherwise properly managed in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.  To the extent feasible, it is recommended that as much material as possible be diverted from area landfills and targeted for reuse or recycling.  For projects to clean up large amounts of materials, the COG should consider withholding at least ten (10%) percent of the reimbursements under a sub-grant or subcontract, until documentation is provided that the cleanup work has been completed and the materials properly managed.

Source Reduction & Recycling

Funds can be used for projects which provide a direct and measurable effect on reducing the amount of municipal solid waste going into landfills, by diverting various materials from the municipal solid waste stream for reuse or recycling, or by reducing waste generation at the source.  Funded activities may include: diversion from the waste stream and/or collection, processing for transport, and transportation of materials for reuse and/or recycling; implementation of efficiency improvements in order to increase source reduction and recycling, to include full-cost accounting systems and cost-based rate structures, establishment of a solid waste services enterprise fund, and mechanisms to track and assess the level of recycling activity in the community on a regular basis; and educational and promotional activities to increase source reduction and recycling.
Any program or project funded under this Agreement with the intent of demonstrating the use of products made from recycled and/or reused materials shall have as its primary purpose the education and training of residents, governmental officials, private entities, and others to encourage a market for using these materials.
Any revenues realized from recycling efforts funded through this program by a sub-grant recipient must be placed back into the respective solid waste management program and may not be placed into a funded entities general revenue fund.  Any monies realized must be used to promote sustainability of the funded program.

Local Solid Waste Management Programs

Funds can be used for projects to develop a local solid waste management plan. In addition, in accordance with §363, Texas Health and Safety Code, and 30 TAC §330, TCEQ Rules, funds can be used for the TCEQ adoption by of a local solid waste management plan. Funds may be used to amend an existing local solid waste management plan that has been adopted by the TCEQ.  Local solid waste management plans must be consistent with the goals and objectives of the RSWMP.
All local solid waste management plans funded under this Agreement must be consistent with the COG’s RSWMP, and prepared in accordance with 30 TAC §330, Subchapter O, TCEQ Rules, and the Content and Format Guidelines provided by the TCEQ.
In selecting a local solid waste management plan as an implementation project for funding, the COG shall ensure that at least one year is available for the completion and adoption of the local plan.

Municipal Solid Waste Facilities Eligible for Funding

The design and construction of the facilities identified below may be funded.  Other registered or permitted facilities may receive funding upon prior authorization from the TCEQ on a case by case basis.  The costs associated with operating these once completed may not be funded. However, eligible facilities which do not charge customers for services rendered qualifies to pursue implementation project funding under this agreement to cover facility upgrades and periodic maintenance costs associated with the free services provided.  Projects funded under this project category shall include consideration of an integrated approach to solid waste management, to include providing recycling services at the site, if appropriate to the management system in place.  Any revenues realized by entities funded through this program should be used in support of the entities solid waste program and may not be redirected to an entities general revenue fund.  The following municipal solid waste facilities qualify to pursue funding:
  • Notification tier municipal solid waste transfer stations that qualify under 30 TAC 330.11(g).
  • Registered municipal solid waste transfer stations that qualify under 30 TAC 330.9(b)(1) through (3), or (f).
  • Notification tier citizens’ collection stations that qualify under 30 TAC 330.11(e)(1).
  • Exempt local government recycling facilities as provided for under 30 TAC 328(a)(1).
  • Notification tier recycling facilities that qualify under 30 TAC 330.11(e)(2).
  • Notification tier composting facilities which qualify under 30 TAC 332.21 – 332.23.
  • Notification tier liquid waste temporary storage facilities which qualify under 30 TAC 330.11(e)(5).
  • Liquid waste transfer stations which qualify for registration in 30 TAC 330.9(g) and (o).
  • Notification tier used oil collection facilities which qualify under 30 TAC 324.71(1) or (3).

Household Hazardous Waste Management

Funds can be used for projects that provide a means for the collection, recycling or reuse, or proper disposal of household hazardous waste (HHW), including household chemicals, used oil and oil filters, antifreeze, lead-acid batteries, household electronic waste, and other materials.  Funded activities can include: collection events; consolidation and transportation costs associated with collection activities; recycling or reuse of materials; proper disposal of materials; permanent collection facilities; education and public awareness programs.
All HHW events must meet the requirements of 30 TAC 335, Subchapter N, and must be coordinated through the TCEQ/External Relations Division.  Additionally, the TCEQ Used Oil Program regulates the handling – including transportation – of used oil and oil filters. HHW collections should be aware of registration requirements when selecting vendors or running a collection programs themselves. 
All HHW collection event activities must be conducted under an operational plan which meets the requirements of 30 TAC 335.405(a), to be maintained onsite, which addresses collection, ingress and egress, storage, training, transportation, recycling, and disposal.  
Designated HHW “operator” must submit to the TCEQ HHW Program a 45 Day Notice which meets the requirements of 30 TAC 335.403(b).  The operator must also report to the HHW program by April 1st of the following year on the amount of material received under the collection.  This notice must be submitted in one of the following formats through one of the following avenues:
Mailed to:
TCEQ/External Relations Division (MC 118)
HHW Program
P.O. Box 13087
Austin TX 78711-3087
E-mailed to:
Recycle@tceq.texas.gov
Faxed to:
(512) 239-1065, Attn. HHW Program

Technical Studies

Funds can be used for projects that include the collection of pertinent data, analysis of issues and needs, evaluation of alternative solutions, public input, and recommended actions to assist in making solid waste management decisions at the local level.  Projects can also include research and investigations to determine the location, boundaries, and contents of closed municipal solid waste landfills and sites, and to assess possible risks to human health or the environment associated with those landfills and sites.
All technical studies funded under this Contract must be consistent with the COG’s RSWMP, and prepared in accordance with Guidelines provided by the TCEQ.

Educational & Training Projects

Educational components are encouraged under the other categories in order to better ensure public participation in projects; those educational components should be funded as part of those projects and not separately under this category. Funds can also be used for “stand-alone” educational projects dealing with a variety of solid waste management topics. Projects can include funding for information-exchange activities.
Educational and training programs and projects funded under this Agreement must be primarily related to the management of municipal solid waste, and funds applied to a broader education program may only be used for those portions of the program pertaining to municipal solid waste.

Solid Waste Planning Grant Projects


FY 1996
Total: $105,000

Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Agency

Master Composter Program
$12,320

City of Bryan

Drive-Thru Recycling Center (8'x10' portable wooden shed)
$20,000

City of College Station

Public Education Campaign for Recycling
$10,000

City of Somerville

Recycling Center/Public Education
$1,500

City of Brenham

Waste Reduction and Recycling (Chipper)
$27,250

Madison County

Waste Reduction and Recycling (Chipper)
$33,930


FY 1997
Total : $90,802

Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Agency

Compost Demonstration Sites (2) / Educational and Training Projects
$12,200

Brenham Independent School District

Waste Reduction and Recycling
$20,968

City of Caldwell

Waste Reduction and Recycling Equipment (roll-off containers & chipper)
$25,180

Bedias Creek SWCD #428

Education and Training Projects
$10,000

City of Hearne

Waste Reduction and Recycling
$22,454


FY 1998
Total : $100,000

City of Caldwell

Waste Reduction and Recycling (Chipper)
$26,500

Navasota ISD

Recycling Program (truck)
$10,685

Washington County

Local Enforcement (Computer)
$28,895

Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Agency

HHW Collection Event
$25,000

City of Bryan

Compost Marketing Study
$8,920


FY 1999
Total : $99,345

Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Agency

HHW Collection Event
$25,000

City of Calvert

Waste Reduction and Recycling (Chipper Truck)
$15,680

Burleson County

Waste Reduction and Recycling (9 recycling bins)
5 @ pct 1 CR 144 in Deanville; 1 @ pct 2 and 1 @ pct 4 near Lyons; 2@ pct 3 Hwy 36. N.
$26,771

City of College Station

Source Reduction and Recycling
$17,500

City of Bryan

Equipment/Supplies
$14,394


FY 2000
Total : $61,387

Brazos Valley Solid Waste Management Agency

HHW Collection Event
$25,000

City of Burton

Local Enforcement Equipment
$3,900

Washington County

Local Enforcement Equipment
$13,710

City of Navasota

Local Enforcement Equipment
$6,500

College Station ISD

School Recycling Program (Recycling Bins)
$12,277


FY 2001
Total : $63,767

Washington County Recycling, Washington County & City of Brenham

Community Clean-Up Event
$3,882

Grimes County

Local Enforcement Equipment
$13,390

Washington County

Local Enforcement Equipment
$15,000

City of College Station / BVSWMA

HHW Collection Event
$16,695

Cities of College Station and Bryan

Backyard Compost Bin Sale
$14,800


FY 2003
Total : $110,475.55

City of Navasota

Source Reduction & Recycling (Screen for Composting)
$12,250

City of Buffalo

Source Reduction & Recycling (toward Chipper)
$9,421.08

City of Calvert

Source Reduction & Recycling (Chipper)
$18,500

Grimes County

Local Enforcement
$9,000

Washington County

Local Enforcement
$28,225

City of College Station/BVSWMA

HHW Management Event
$30,000


FY 2004
Total : $59,794.24

City of Calvert

Illegal Dumping Cleanup Event
$24,470

BVSWMA/City of College Station

2 HHW Events
$924,904.24

City of Hearne

Equipment for Cleanup Events
$0

Burleson County

Local Enforcement Equipment
$10,420


FY 2005
Total : $108,738.71

Leon County

Truck & Trailer for Cleanup
$18,131.71

City of Somerville

Illegal Dumping Cleanup Events
$7,978.54

Brazos County

Illegal Dumping Cleanup Event
$18,332.67

Washington County

Vehicle for Cleanup and Enforcement
$39,880.60

City of Bryan

Residential Recycling Bins
$16,692

Brazos Valley Council of Governments

Educational and Training Project/Recycling Bins
$7,823.19


FY 2006
Total : $86,300

City of Bryan

Educational and Training Projects
$8,783.50

Brazos County

Local Enforcement
$16,036.10

Burleson County

Local Enforcement
$15,000

Washington County

Local Enforcement
$21,696.90

Brazos County, Keep Brazos Beautiful, and Brazos River Authority

Cleanup Event
$24,783.50


FY 2007
Total : $86,528.55

City of College Station

Litter Abatement Education
$25,000

Leon County

Surveillance Equipment
$12,920

Leon County

Illegal Dumping Brochures
$1,217.16

Leon County

Waste Tire Project
$1,000

City of Navasota

Surveillance Equipment
$8,130

City of Bryan

Source Reduction and Recycling
$3,500

City of Somerville

Surveillance Equipment
$14,900

*City of Navasota

Litter and Illegal Dumping Cleanup
$6,159.39

Washington County

Litter and Illegal Dumping Cleanup
$10,377

*Washington County

Local Enforcement
$2,325

Washington County

Waste Tire Project
$1,000

FY 2008
Total : $81,261

City of Bryan

Recycling Mascot (BEE Project)
$1,612.50

Washington County

Litter/Illegal Dumping - 12 Events
$11,002.12

Leon County

Chipper
$29,430.80

City of Bryan

Illegal Dumping Prevention Kits
$3,310

Burleson County

Trailer for Bulky Waste Collections
$6,273.75

Madison County

Chipper
$6,205.80

City of Madisonville

Chipper
$23,427.03


FY 2009
Total : $81,261

Washington County

Enforcement Vehicle
$24,195.84

City of Brenham II

Waste Tire Collection Event
$1,160.87

Leon County II

Waste Tire Collection Event
$5,000

Burleson County

Litter and Illegal Dumping Cleanup Event
$7,000

City of Brenham

Source Reduction & Recycling Bins
$6,655.59

Madison County II

Waste Tire Collection Event
$3,698

City of Navasota

Waste Tire Collection Event
$2,000

Leon County

Source Reduction & Recyling/Chipper
$31,550.70


FY 2010
Total : $67,577.61

Leon County

Enforcement Vehicle
$1,564.15

Burleson County

Waste Tire Collection Event
$39,511.13

City of Bryan

Recycling Containers
$10,556.07

Leon County

Scrap Tire Collection
$4,061.26

Robertson County

Local Enforcement - Surveillance Equipment
$11,485.00


FY 2011
Total : $86,944.39

BVSWMA

HHW Management
$30,000

City of Brenham

Truck - Source Reduction & Recycling
$16,622.05

City of Buffalo

Brush Trailer - Source Reduction & Recycling
$4,152.24

Leon County

Scrap Tire Collection
$2,000

Washington County

Local Enforcement
$4,617.33

City of Bryan / KBB

Cleanup Event
$4,995

City of College Station

Earth Day Education
$5,562.67

Madison County

Cleanup Event
$13,295

Washington County

Cleanup Event / HHW
$5,700


FY 2012
Total : $31,450.31

Madison County

Tire Cleanup Event
$3,959.78

Burleson County

Community Cleanup Event
$6,320

City of Brenham

Recycling Containers
$7,435.21

City of College Station

Recycling Education
$10,700

Leon County

Tire Cleanup Event
$3,035.32


FY 2013
Total : $73,083.69

Washington County

Tire Cleanup Event
$7,654.22

City of Navasota

Tire Cleanup Event
$1,796.00

Burleson County

Community Cleanup Event
$15,000

Leon County

Tire Cleanup Event
$4,850

City of Bryan

Baler for Recycling Center
$13,800.00

Madison County

Chipper
$20,783.47

City of College Station

Miscellaneous Education
$9,200


FY 2014
Total : $64,418.10

Washington County

Tire Cleanup Event
$8,423.19

City of Brenham

Source Reduction and Recycling (Bins @ Parks)
$6,460.97

Burleson County

Community Cleanup Event
$29,596.25

Leon County

Tire Cleanup Event
$9,700

City of Buffalo

Community Cleanup Event
$6,551.20

Caldwell Middle School

School Recycling Program / Education
$3,686.49


FY 2016
Total : $47,500

Burleson County

Community Cleanup
$11,628.50

City of Navasota

Community Collection Event
$4,396

Washington County

Community Collection Event
$7,660.33

City of Buffalo

Community Collection Event
$8,718.12

Washington County

Tire Cleanup Event
$11,532.35

Leon County

Tire Collection EVent
$3,564.70


FY 2017
Total : $47,500

Leon County

Electronics Collection Event / Education
$8,800.34

Leon County

Tire Collection Event / Education
$3,811.36

Burleson County

Community Cleanup Event / Tires / Education
$13,856.74

Grimes County

Community Cleanup Event / Tires / Education
$9,440.00


FY 2018
Total : $36,356.48

Leon County

Tire Collection Event
$2,514.36

Grimes County

Community Cleanup Event / Tires / Education
$9,634.70

Burleson County

Community Cleanup Event / Tires / Education
$11,799.89 (10/3/18)

Washington County

Tire Collection Event
$12,396.98


FY 2019
Total : $36,258.54

Leon County

Tire Collection Event
$7,882.00

City of Buffalo

Curbside Community Cleanup Event
$1,844.24

Burleson County

Community Cleanup Event / Tires
$8,907.60

Washington County

Local Enforcement
$4,108.82

Brazos County

Community Cleanup Event / Tires
$13,515.88


FY 2020
Total : $30,370

Madison County

Tire Collection Event / Education
$2,800

Burleson County

Community Cleanup Event / Tires
$5,860.00

Grimes County

Community Cleanup Event
$6,497.00

City of Buffalo

Curbside Collection Event
$2,316.86

Washington County

Tire Collection Event
$10,376.98

Leon County

Electronic Recycling Event
$2,522.16


FY 2021
Total : $24,970.43

Burleson County

Community Cleanup Event / Tires
$8,857.72

City of Buffalo

Curbside Community Cleanup Event
$3,250.41

Washington County

Software Enhancement
$2,474.56

City of Hearne

Tire Cleanup Event / Education
$4,500

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