(a) Exclusions. Activities involving the recycling of oil and gas NORM waste; the decontamination of equipment and facilities that are contaminated with oil and gas NORM waste as a result of activities other than disposal of oil and gas NORM waste; the possession, use, transfer, transport, and/or storage of oil and gas NORM waste; and worker protection standards associated with such activities are under the jurisdiction of the TDH.
(b) Exemptions. The following activities are exempt from the requirements of this subchapter:
  (1) disposal of produced water by injection into a well permitted under §3.9 of this title (relating to Disposal Wells) or §3.46 of this title (relating to Fluid Injection into Productive Reservoirs);
  (2) disposal of produced water by discharge to surface waters and in accordance with a discharge permit issued under §3.8 of this title (relating to Water Protection); and
  (3) disposal of equipment that has been decontaminated in accordance with a license issued by the TDH and that meets the exemption criteria of 25 TAC §289.259(d) (relating to Licensing of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM)).

Source Note: The provisions of this §4.602 adopted to be effective March 3, 2003, 28 TexReg 1838