T-EK1  Roster of active licensed professional engineers.  Austin: Texas Board of Professional Engineers, 1938-  .  Annual.  TexDoc E2200.5 R263
    Title varies. Alphabetical listing. Each entry provides city and state of residence and professional business association.

T-EK2  Texas Board of Professional Engineers.  URL: http://www.tbpe.state.tx.us/
    Information about licensing, examinations, firm registration, disciplinary actions, and the Board itself. Links to text of the Texas Engineering Practice Act, PE newsletter, minutes, informational pamphlets, and forms.

T-EK3  Texas Engineering Practice Act and rules concerning the practice of engineering and professional engineering licensing.  Rev. ed.  Austin: Texas Board of Professional Engineers, 2000.  59 p.  ill.  TexDoc E2200.4 L41 2000
Also available: http://info.sos.state.tx.us/pls/pub/readtac$ext.ViewTAC?tac_view=4&ti=22&pt=6&ch=131
    Text of the Texas Engineering Practice Act (Articles 3271a, Vernon’s Annotated Texas Statutes), rev. Jan. 2, 2000. Deals with the State Board of Regulation for Professional Engineers, applications for registration, board review of applications, professional conduct and ethics, compliance and enforcement, complaints, and hearings/contested cases.

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T-EK4  Dams and reservoirs in Texas, historical and descriptive information.  Cleo Lafoy Dowell, Seth Darnaby Breeding.  Austin: Texas Water Development Board, 1967.  vii, 267 p.  ill., fold. col. map.  (Texas Water Development Board report, no. 48)
    Information on 152 dams and reservoirs in Texas. Includes locations, physical descriptions, and information on ownership and the history of development.

T-EK5  Engineering data on dams and reservoirs in Texas.  Cleo Lafoy Dowell, R. G. Petty, comp.  Austin: Texas Water Development Board, 1971-74.  3 v.  ill., maps.  (Texas Water Development Board report, no. 126)  TexDoc W600.7 R299 no.126
   Structural details, hydraulic characteristics, tables of general information, and photographs of all dams and reservoirs with 5,000 acre-feet or more capacity. Pt. 1, projects in the Canadian, Red, Sulphur, Cypress Creek, Sabine, and Neches basins, and the Neches-Trinity coastal basin; pt. 2, projects in the Trinity, San Jacinto, and Brazos basins; pt. 3, projects in the Colorado, Lavaca, Guadalupe, San Antonio, Nueces, and Rio Grande Basins and intervening coastal basins.

T-EK6  FIRM (flood insurance rate map), [county or city], Texas.  Washington, DC: U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, [dates vary].
    Identifies flood risks based upon hydrology, topology, precipitation, flood protection measures, and other data. Each map includes roads, lakes, railroads, streams, base elevations or depths, flood insurance risk zones, and regulatory floodways.

T-EK7  Flood insurance study: [county or city], Texas.  Washington, DC: U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency, 1980-  .  Irregular.  SuDoc FEM 1.209/43:
    Review potential for flooding of each county or city and give the maximum water level for the 10, 50, and 500 year floodplain. Data is for lake levels and along streams and drainage patterns. Especially helpful when used with topographic maps.

T-EK8  Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying.  URL: http://www.txls.state.tx.us/
    Information about licensing examinations, continuing education, and the Board itself. Also includes rulings from court cases dealing with boundary law; a roster of registered professional land surveyors searchable by last name, county, city, or registration number; and the text of the Licensing and Professional Land Surveying Practices Act (Article 5282c, Vernon’s Texas Civil Statutes).

T-EK9  Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation: water well drillers and pump installers.  URL: http://www.license.state.tx.us/wwd/wwd.htm
    Answers frequently asked questions related to licensing and regulation and well construction and plugging specifications. Includes the text of laws and rules relevant to water well drillers and pump installers, links to forms, and a link to the Texas Well Report Submission and Retrieval System.

T-EK10  Texas guide to local floodplain management.  Austin: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Water Permits & Resource Management Div., 2001.  96 p.  ill.  (RG-12 Rev.8/01)  TexDoc N330.7 R339 no.12 2001
    Overview of regulations and guidelines for the National Flood Insurance Program. Outlines the responsibilities of floodplain administrators and other local officials involved in floodplain management.

T-EK11  Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners.  URL: http://www.tsbpe.state.tx.us
    Information about plumbing license law, examinations, licensing, registration, continuing education, consumer information, and the Board itself.

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T-EK12  Commercial management facilities for hazardous and industrial solid wastes.  Rev. ed.  Austin: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Waste Permits Div., Nov. 2003.  8 p.  ill., map.  (GI-225)  TexDoc N330.5 C736 2003
Also available: http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/comm_exec/forms_pubs/pubs/gi/gi-225_167896.pdf
    Lists facilities that have permits or interim authorizations by the TCEQ to manage industrial hazardous and/or non-hazardous waste. Arranged by 16 TCEQ regions, then by county, then alphabetically by company name.

T-EK13  Guidelines for the classification and coding of industrial and hazardous wastes.  Rev. ed.  Austin: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Waste Permits Div., I&HW Permits Section, Apr. 2000.  iv, 48 p.  ill.  (RG-22)  TexDoc N330.5 G941 2000
    Guidelines to generators of industrial and hazardous waste on how to classify and code waste, keep proper records, and notify authorities when required.

T-EK14  Industrial and hazardous waste: rules and regulations for small-quantity generators.  Rev. ed.  Austin: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Small Business and Environmental Assistance Div., Oct. 1999.  58 p.  ill., map.  (RG-234)  TexDov N330.7 R339 no.234 1999
    Guide to both federal and state laws. Each chapter provides a general overview of a specific aspect of the law, followed by an explanation of pertinent rules and regulations.

T-EK15  Municipal solid waste in Texas: a year in review: 2002 data summary and analysis.  Austin: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Mar. 2004.  1 v. (various paging)  ill.  (AS-187/03)  TexDoc N330.8 M925ma 2004
Also available: http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/assets/public/comm_exec/pubs/as/187_03.pdf
    Summary data and trends from reports submitted by 311 permitted solid waste facilities. For each landfill, provides the status of facility (active, inactive, permit revoked or expired, etc), total tons landfilled, remaining landfill capacity, in-landfill compaction rate, remaining landfill capacity in equivalent tons, and remaining landfill capacity in equivalent years. For each processor of solid waste, provides status (active, inactive, closed), type of waste, and number of tons handled in 2002.

T-EK16  On-site sewage facilities (OSSF): collected regulatory guidance.  Austin: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Office of Compliance and Enforcement, 1999.  1 v. (various paging)  ill., maps, forms.  (RG-355)  TexDoc N330.7 R339 no.355
    Regulatory guidance materials of interest to owners, operators, and installers of on-site sewage facilities (OSSFs). For use as training material and for general reference on the subject. For those unfamiliar with the terminology, "on-site sewage facilities" are septic systems.

T-EK17  Pollution prevention assessment manual: a guide for large quantity generators and TRI reporters in preparing a source reduction and waste minimization plan.  Rev. ed.  Austin: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Office of Pollution Prevention and Recycling, Jul. 1998.  1 v. (various paging)  ill.  (RG-133)  TexDoc N330.7 R339 no.133 1998
    Guidance manual for both preparing a pollution prevention plan, as required by the Waste Reduction Policy Act of 1991, and for planning, developing, and implementing a pollution prevention program.

T-EK18  Recycle Texas: a directory of recycling companies.  Austin: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, 1996-  .  Annual.  ill., map.  (GI-224)  TexDoc N330.8 R245
Also available: http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/exec/sbea/rtol/
    Different sections of the directory are designed for locating recyclers that accept specific materials, locating companies that perform specific recycling processes, identifying companies providing related services, and locating information on recycling programs in place at different localities. Also includes an alphabetic listing of companies with contact information.

T-EK19  Solid waste management in Texas: strategic plan, 2001-2005: report to the 77th Legislature.  Austin: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Strategic Assessment Div., Dec. 2000.  61 p.  ill., maps.  (SFR-042/01)
Also available: http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/assets/public/comm_exec/pubs/sfr/042_01.pdf
    Information and statistical data on solid waste management in Texas. Outlines policy goals, objectives, and recommendations for action by TNRCC and regional and local entities. The first section deals with hazardous and industrial non-hazardous waste. The second section deals with municipal solid waste.

T-EK20  State of Texas oil and hazardous substances spill contingency plan.  Austin: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Field Operations Div., 1997-    1 v. (looseleaf)  ill., maps.  (RG-290)  TexDoc N330.7 R339 no.290
    Plan provides general guidance for a coordinated response to oil and hazardous substance spills and outlines notification procedures by which spills shall be reported to State and federal agencies.

T-EK21  Texas clean fleet program: guidelines for private and local government fleets.  Austin: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Office of Environmental Policy, Analysis & Assessment, Technical Analysis Div., Mobile Source Programs Section, Jun. 2002.  1 v. (various paging)  (RG-321)  TexDoc N330.7 R339 no.321
    Guide to compliance requirements of the Texas Clean Fleet Program. Includes a glossary of terms and sample forms.

T-EK22  Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.  URL: http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/index.html
    The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission became the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in 2002. Site provides information on rules, policy, and legislation; permits, licenses, and registrations; compliance, enforcement, and cleanups; utilities and water supplies; and environmental quality. The forms and publications page features a search engine for identifying sources by keyword, subject categories, publication number, latest titles and revisions, and publication series. Many of the publications are available in PDF or WordPerfect format.

T-EK23  Texas Superfund Program.  URL: http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/permitting/remed/superfund/index.html
    Detailed information on the status of Superfund sites in Texas.

T-EK24  Texas recyclopedia: the Texas community recycling directory.  Rev. ed.  Austin: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Office of Pollution Prevention & Recycling, Jun. 1998.  v, 1, 79 p.  ill, map.  (GI-187)  TexDoc N330.5 T312di 1998
    Information, data, and contact information related to city and county recycling and composting programs in Texas.

T-EK25  Trends in Texas: industrial class 1 waste management: based on 1997 data.  Austin: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Strategic Assessment Div., 2001.  iv, 22 p.  (AS-184)
    Summarizes trends in the generation and management of industrial Class 1 waste. Analysis is based on data submitted in monthly and annual reports to the TNRCC from generators and handlers of this waste.

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See also the Water Resources (T-EF98-T-EF136) section.

T-EK26  Annual reports: Texas nonpoint source pollution management program.  Austin: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board, 1997-  .  Annual. col.  ill., col. maps.
Also available: http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/water/quality/nps/#reports (PDF)
    Describes a wide variety of programs in place to prevent and reduce nonpoint source pollution affecting ground, surface, and coastal waters.

T-EK27  Drinking water standards governing drinking water quality and reporting requirements for public water supply systems: 30 TAC Chapter 290, Subchapter F.  Rev. ed.  Austin: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Jun. 2002.  103 p.  (RG-346 Jun. 2002)  $3.25  TexDoc N300.7 R339 no.346 2002
    Covers requirements regarding harmful or potentially harmful constituents for water systems that supply potable water to the citizens of Texas.

T-EK28  Joint groundwater monitoring and contamination report.  Austin: Texas Groundwater Protection Committee, 1989-  .  Annual.  $11  TexDoc N330.8 J668
Also available: http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/assets/public/comm_exec/pubs/sfr/056_02.pdf (2003)
    See T-EF133.

T-EK29  Priority groundwater management areas and groundwater conservation districts: report to the ... Legislature.  Austin: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Texas Water Development Board, 1999-  .  Biennial.  ill., maps (some col.)  TexDoc N330.8 P938
Also available: http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/assets/public/comm_exec/pubs/sfr/053_03.pdf (78th, 2003)
    Information on the designation of priority groundwater management areas, creation of groundwater conservation districts, and the operation of the districts. Identifies groundwater management issues and recommends changes to the Water Code.

T-EK30  Receiving water assessment procedures manual.  Austin: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Surface Water Quality Monitoring Program, Jun. 1999.  1 v. (various paging)  ill., maps.  (GI-253)  TexDoc N330.5 R243 1999
    Describes documentation, standardized methods, and data collection and assessment requirements for receiving water assessments.

T-EK31  Rules and regulations for public water systems: 30 TAC Chapter 290, Subchapter D.  Austin: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Jun. 2002.  ix, 87 p.  ill.  (Sep. 2000 RG-195)
    Covers the requirements regarding water sources, capacity, water treatment plant design, operations, and maintenance for water systems that supply potable water to the citizens of Texas.

T-EK32  Surface water quality monitoring procedures manual.  Austin: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Surface Water Quality Monitoring Program, 1999.  1 v. (various paging)  ill.  (GI-252)  TexDoc N330.5 Su77 1999
Also available: http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/admin/topdoc/rg/415/415.html
    Details methods used for collecting data describing the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of water.

T-EK33  Texas water districts: a general guide.  Austin: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Mar. 2000.  19 p.  (GI-043)  $1.75  TexDoc N330.5 W319di 2000
Also available: http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/comm_exec/forms_pubs/pubs/gi/gi-043.html
    See T-EF109.

T-EK34  Texas Water Development Board.  URL: http://www.twdb.state.tx.us/
    Collects data on the quality and availability of water and provides technical and financial assistance to support the planning, conservation, and development of water resources. Website provides information about the Board's history, current organization, programs, administrative rules, press releases, and publications. In addition, the site provides information and data on bays and estuaries, drought, groundwater and well water, population and water demand, surface water, the Texas Water Resources Finance Authority bond sales, water availability, and water uses. Links to current and historical census data, GIS data, and various Texas Water Development Board publications available in PDF format.

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T-EK35  Atlases of major oil and gas reservoirs.  Austin: Univ. of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, 1983-  .
Also available: http://www.beg.utexas.edu/mainweb/publications/pubs-BookRptAtlases.htm
    Series consists of earlier printed publications, microcomputer databases, and more recent CD-ROM publications. Provides maps and data on major Texas oil and gas reservoirs and reservoirs from Texas and adjoining regions.

T-EK36  Gas Services Division annual report.  Austin: Railroad Commission of Texas, Gas Services Div., 1995-  .  Annual.  TexDoc R585.3 An78
    Information and statistical data from financial reports filed by approximately 196 gas utilities. For each city, provides number of customers served, average annual consumption, average price per Mcf, and revenues. Includes additional data related to utilities operations, revenues, and expenses.

T-EK37  List of publications.  Austin: Univ. of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, 1977-  .  Annual.  TexDoc Z UA220.1 P96
Also available: http://www.beg.utexas.edu/mainweb/publications/pdfs/LOP2005_screen.pdf (PDF); http://www.beg.utexas.edu/mainweb/pubs01.htm (HTML)
    Lists publications issued from 1915 through present, both in print and out of print. The Bureau of Economic Geology is a research unit of the Univ. of Texas at Austin, but also functions as the State Geological Survey. An excellent source for locating technical reports, monographs, maps, and other publications related to oil, gas, and non-petroleum mineral resources in Texas.

T-EK38  Natural gas trends.  Austin: Railroad Commission of Texas, Gas Services Div., Regulatory Analysis and Policy Section, 2000-  .  Weekly.
Also available: http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/divisions/gs/rap/ngtrends.html
    Weekly publication provides brief news stories on developments within the natural gas industry in Texas and data on heating degree days, working gas in storage, U.S. gas rig counts, gas and futures prices, and energy use forecasts.

T-EK39  Oil and gas directory.  Austin: Railroad Commission of Texas, Oil and Gas Div., 1985-    Annual.  TexDoc R553.5 Oi5
    Alphabetical list with business, address, and operation code number; list grouped by type of business specialty; list grouped by type of activity.

T-EK40  Oil and gas on Texas state lands: an assessment of the resource and characterization of type reservoirs.  R. P. Major, ed.  Austin: Univ. of Texas, Bureau of Economic Geology, 1997.  166 p.  ill., figs., tables.  (Report of investigations, no. 241)
    Includes bibliographical references.

T-EK41  Public Utility Commission of Texas.  URL: http://www.puc.state.tx.us/
    Information related to the Commission and the regulation of telecommunication and electric utilities in Texas. Website features press releases, news items, the agency strategic plan, annual reports, text of laws and regulations related to public utilities, and a search software system for retrieving text of filings.

T-EK42  Public Utility Commission of Texas: electric.  URL: http://www.puc.state.tx.us/electric/index.cfm
    Information and data on the Texas electric utility industry, including rates and tariff information and reports created by or contracted by the agency. Currently, the site includes much information related to the restructuring of the electric industry. The goal of this restructuring is to increase competition in the retail market. The site also includes forms and applications and a directory of electric service providers.

T-EK43  Public Utility Commission of Texas: telecommunications.  URL: http://www.puc.state.tx.us/telecomm/index.cfm
    Features a directory of telephone companies serving Texas; forms, applications, and information on reporting requirements; telecommunication project descriptions; information related to municipal right-of-way issues; and links to fulltext copies of reports related to telecommunications.

T-EK44  Railroad Commission of Texas.  URL: http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/
    Oversees the Texas oil and gas industry, gas utilities, pipeline and rail safety, safety in the liquefied petroleum gas industry, and surface mining of coal and uranium. Website provides information about the agency and each of its 4 divisions. In addition the site provides text of the agency strategic plan; State of the oil and gas industry report; the official rules of the Commission found in the Texas administrative code, Title 16, Pt. 1; and information on safety, education, and training. See also T-CH144.

T-EK45  Texas petrofacts.  Austin: Railroad Commission of Texas, 1989-  .  Monthly.  TexDoc R500.6 T312p
Also available: http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/divisions/gs/rap/petrofacts.html
    Monthly publication providing data on natural gas production and consumption, crude oil production, rotary rigs operating in Texas, permits to drill, and oil and gas well completions. In addition, provides data on Texas gas storage operations. Online begins with Oct. 1999.

T-EK46  Well completion and plugging procedures reference manual.  Rev. ed.  Austin: Railroad Commission of Texas, Oil and Gas Div., Jan. 2002.  ix, 117 p.  ill., map.  TexDoc R553.5 W458 2002
    General guide for completing and plugging oil, gas, geothermal, and other wells subject to Railroad Commission jurisdiction. Includes relevant regulations, diagrams, forms, and other pertinent statutory information. Also includes oil and gas district maps and the names, addresses, telephone, and fax number of district offices and directors. Includes texts of Statewide Rule 13, casing, cementing, drilling, and completion requirements; Statewide Rule 14, plugging; and portions of the Texas natural resources code and Texas water code. Also includes well diagrams for cementing casing, forms for drilling and completion, and diagrams for plugging.

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