{"id":"0243a1ef-54c2-443d-9ea1-812cddac5338","task":"Register as a grease trap/grease interceptor waste transporter with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)","domain":"tceq.texas.gov","steps":["Confirm on tceq.texas.gov whether the hauling activity is classified as a 'municipal sludge transporter' activity, since Texas regulates grease-trap waste, grit-trap waste, domestic septage, and sewage sludge/biosolids transport under this same registration category","Complete and submit TCEQ's Municipal Sludge Transporter Registration/Renewal/Update form (form TCEQ-00481) to register as a transporter of grease-trap waste","Separately determine whether the operation also handles used oil (as distinct from grease-trap waste); if so, complete TCEQ's separate one-time Used Oil Handler / Used Oil Filter Handler registration, since this is a distinct registration category from sludge transport","Maintain any manifest, trip-ticket, or reporting documentation TCEQ requires for registered transporters, and renew registration per TCEQ's schedule","For current form numbers, fees, or procedural questions, contact TCEQ's registration staff directly (published contact: streg@tceq.texas.gov) rather than relying on third-party summaries, since forms and requirements are updated periodically"],"gotchas":["Grease-trap waste transport and used-oil transport are two separate TCEQ registration categories with separate forms — a hauler moving both waste streams needs both registrations","This entry addresses only the state-level TCEQ transporter registration; local city ordinances (e.g., Austin's permitted Liquid Waste Hauler requirement) commonly impose an additional, separate local permit on top of the state registration","Do not rely on cached fee amounts or form numbers without confirming against the current TCEQ page, since registration forms and requirements are subject to periodic revision"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T01:41:35.116Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/0243a1ef-54c2-443d-9ea1-812cddac5338"}