Steps to Take Before Discharging
When you disturb 5 acres or more of land or are part of a larger
common plan of development which will disturb 5 or more acres of
land, you must follow these steps before discharging storm water to
any surface water in the state
of Texas (HTML):
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Review your facility's compliance
history ranking (HTML):
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If your facility is new or has a ranking of "high" or "average,"
continue to Step 2.
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If it is "poor," then your facility is not eligible for coverage
under a general permit. You must apply for an
individual permit (HTML) instead.
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Read the general permit
(TXR150000) (PDF) to make sure it applies to your situation.
(Help with PDF.)
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Prepare and implement a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan.
For more details, see Part III of General Permit
TXR150000 (PDF).
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Submit an original completed Notice of Intent (NOI) form with an
original signature and fee as noted on the NOI. You have three
options:
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Before starting construction, post a copy of the NOI and a copy
of the Site Notice at the construction site. Leave these posted
until construction is completed.
Provisional Coverage
Provisional coverage under this general permit begins:
After TCEQ Review
After TCEQ review, you will receive one of the following:
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an Acknowledgment Certificate acknowledging your coverage under
this general permit.
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a Notice of Deficiency if there is insufficient information in
your application, in which case you will have 30 days to
respond.
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a Denial Letter informing you that coverage has been denied
(usually the result of information requested in a Notice of
Deficiency letter not being fully provided).
Steps to Take After Obtaining Coverage
After obtaining coverage under this permit:
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Adhere to the requirements of General Permit
TXR150000 (PDF). (Help with PDF.)
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Submit a Notice of Termination (NOT)
within 30 days after one or more of the following occurs:
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final stabilization has occurred
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another permitted operator has assumed control over all areas of
the site that have not been finally stabilized and all silt fences
and other temporary erosion control measures have either been
removed, scheduled for removal, or transferred to a new operator as
described in the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan
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authorization was granted under an
individual permit (HTML)
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If the operator changes, the new operator must submit a Notice
of Intent (NOI) and then the existing operator must submit a Notice of Termination (NOT) (HTML). The NOT and
NOI must be submitted at least 10 days before the change.
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If you are discharging to gutters, streets, channels, ditches or
any other Municipal Separate Storm
Water Sewer System (MS4) (HTML) - which includes anything
designed or used to collect or transport storm water - you must
submit a copy of each of these items to the operator of that system
at the same time you submit that item to the TCEQ:
Even if the general permit described above applies to your
situation, you may opt to request coverage under an
individual permit (HTML).
You can view some of the relevant Rules for Storm Water Discharges from
Construction Activities (HTML).
Notice of Change
A Notice
of Change is required to be submitted for making updates,
changes, or corrections to an NOI or Waiver as required in the
general permit.
Notice of Termination
Notice of Termination can be submitted in one of the following
ways:
Contact us
if you have questions.
