Hazardous Materials Toolkit
The term hazardous materials refers to a broad category of hazardous wastes, hazardous substances and toxic chemicals with the potential to negatively impact human health or the environment. The presence or suspected presence of hazardous material with the potential to influence a transportation project creates a multitude of problems affecting right of way acquisition, project development and construction. Environmental practitioners can use these resources and tools to prepare materials associated with the management of hazardous materials during project development.
Questions? Contact the Pollution Prevention and Abatement Section (PPA) at 512-416-3001.
| Title | Date | Description |
| Environmental Handbook for Hazardous Materials | 02/26 | Focuses on the identification, management, coordination and documentation of hazardous materials during the National Environmental Policy Act process |
| Hazardous Materials in Project Development Manual | 09/07 | TxDOT's comprehensive online manual for Hazardous Materials in Project Development |
| Specifications: ENV-HMM Contracting Standard Operating Procedures | 10/26 | Used when initiated by specific contract scopes-of-work administered by the Hazardous Materials Management Branch in the Environmental Affairs Division (ENV) of TxDOT. These SOPs can be used by other contracting entities inside or outside of TxDOT |
| Title | Date | Description |
| Hazardous Materials Initial Site Assessment (ISA) | 08/25 | The ISA is a process that identifies potential hazardous materials impacts to TxDOT projects |
| Job Aid: Hazardous Materials Initial Site Assessment (ISA) | 08/25 | To assist in completing the Hazardous Materials Initial Site Assessment (ISA) form. |
| Statement of Work for Hazardous Materials Processes Related to NEPA | 02/26 | To assist entities including local governments, developers, contractors, TxDOT or any other interested parties conducting Hazardous Materials investigations |
| Frequently Asked Questions: Initial Site Assessment and Project Development | 10/26 | Provides commonly asked questions and answers related to the HMM NEPA Process |
| Title | Date | Description |
| Guidance for Preparing and Processing Environmental and Section 4(f) Documents (T 6640.8A) | Provides guidance focused on documentation requirements for environmental impact statements, for other environmental documentation and Section 4(f) documentation and impacts to hazardous materials | |
| Hazardous Materials in Project Development: Scheduling Considerations, Internal/External Coordination and Recommended Practices for Resolving Hazmat Issues | 07/08 | Summarizes scheduling considerations, internal and external coordination and recommended practices for resolving several different hazardous materials issues |
| Hazardous Materials in Project Development: Laws, Regulations and Agencies | 02/14 | Provides requirements of federal and state laws and regulations that apply to the management of hazardous materials in project development and the information on the regulatory agencies responsible for implementing those requirements |
| Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Hazardous Waste Sites Affecting Highway Project Development (1988) | Provides a framework to build effective processes for dealing with hazardous materials | |
| FHWA Supplemental Hazardous Waste Guidance (1997) | Supplements the 1988 FHWA guidance | |
| FHWA Policy Revision to Support the Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Initiative | Supports the brownfields initiatives by encouraging participation in transportation projects that include the use and redevelopment of contaminated sites when appropriate | |
| Timely Asbestos Notification for TxDOT Bridge Demolition Projects: Questions & Answers | 07/08 | Explains the Texas Department of State Health Services requirements for providing notification of asbestos abatement and demolition projects |
| Removal of USTs Encountered During Construction | 02/14 | Provides procedural guidance for addressing an unanticipated UST system discovered in the right of way located in the path of construction |