The following eight (8) states have issued NORM/TENORM specific licensing regulations. There are other states with regulations as well, and this list will continue to grow. The links will direct you to either the agency’s website, or to the regulations. Draft rules are not added to this list since not all draft rules become regulations.
ARKANSAS
Department of Health – Possession, Decontamination, and Worker Protection
LOUISIANA
Department of Environmental Quality – Possession, Decontamination, and Worker Protection
Department of Natural Resources – Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Waste Storage, Treatment, and Disposal
MISSISSIPPI
Department of Health – Possession, Decontamination, and Worker Protection
NEW MEXICO
Environment Department – Possession, Decontamination and Worker Protection
Oil Conservation Department – Disposal of Oil and Gas NORM
NORTH DAKOTA
Department of Health – Possession, Decontamination and Worker Protection
Industrial Commission – Disposal of Oil and Gas NORM
OHIO
Department of Health – Possession, Decontamination, and Worker Protection
TEXAS
Department of State Health Services – Possession, Decontamination and Worker Protection
Railroad Commission – Disposal of Oil & Gas NORM
Texas Commission of Environmental Quality – Disposal of Non-Oil & Gas NORM
WEST VIRGINIA
Department of Health and Human Resources – Possession, Decontamination, and Worker Protection