Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) General
Permit No. TXG830000 was renewed and issued on September 12,2008. A
copy of the issued
general permit (PDF), supporting Fact Sheet and Executive
Director's Preliminary Decision (PDF) and
Response to Comments (PDF) are available for your review. (Help
with PDF.)
Before discharging waters contaminated by petroleum fuel of
petroleum substances into any water in the
state (HTML) of Texas, you must:
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Read the general permit (TXG830000) (PDF) to
make sure it applies to your discharge.
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If the general permit does not apply, you may need to obtain an
individual permit.
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However, if the general permit does apply, continue with Step
2.
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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 3.
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If the compliance history ranking is "poor," then your facility
is not eligible for coverage under a general permit. You must apply
for an individual permit instead.
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Submit a notification package, which includes:
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Notice of
Intent (NOI) (PDF) (Help with PDF.)
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Application Fee ($100) submitted to Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality's (TCEQ's) Financial Administrative Division,
Revenue Section (MC-214) or by ePay.
Provisional coverage under this general permit begins 48 hours
after the postmarked date the NOI.
After TCEQ review, you will receive one of the following:
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An Acknowledgment Letter providing authorization for
coverage,
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A Notice of Deficiency (NOD), requesting additional information
with 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 the NOD not being
provided).
After obtaining coverage under this general permit you
should:
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Obtain a copy of General Permit TXG830000 (PDF) and
adhere to the requirements of the permit. (Help with PDF).
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Complete and submit the Discharge Monitoring Report Form
(3320-1) which will be mailed to you by the TCEQs Enforcement
Division.
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Submit a Notice of Change (NOC) if the owner or operator becomes
aware that it failed to submit any relevant facts, submitted
incorrect information in an NOI or previously submitted information
has changed.
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Submit a Notice
of Termination (NOT) when all discharges authorized by the
permit are eliminated, completed, or if the operator or owner
changes.
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If you are discharging to a MS4 (HTML), you must submit a
copy of the NOI, NOC, and/or NOT to the operator of that system at
the same time submittal is made to the TCEQ.
The permit coverage continues to be active until a NOT is
submitted. Annual water quality fees will accrue on September 1st
of each year that the permit is active.
Even if the general permit described above applies to your
situation, you may request coverage under an individual permit
(HTML).
Contact us if you have
questions.
