1. Wastewater Permitting Updates
David W. Galindo, Director
Water Quality Division
Wastewater Permitting

2. Water Quality Division Mission Statement
Issuing protective permits
Listening to stakeholders input
Considering economic development
Using good science

3. Office of Water L'Oreal Stepney, P.E., Deputy Director
Water Availability Division
Water Supply Division
Water Quality Planning Division
Water Quality Division

4. Water Quality Division
David W. Galindo
Division Director
Josalyn McMillon
Assistant Division Director
Mark Palmie
Special Assistant

5. Wastewater Permitting Section
Chris Linendoll, EIT, Section Manager
Programs:
Industrial Permits
Municipal Permits
Stormwater Permits
Pretreatment Program

6. Water Quality Assessments Section
Gregg Easley, Section Manager
CAFO
Biosolids
WQ Assessments
WQ Standards Implementation

7. Texas is a Delegated NPDES State
EPA and TCEQ entered into an MOA that establishes responsibilities and expectations for TPDES permitting under the CWA
EPA delegated the NPDES program to TCEQ in 1998
EPA retains oversight and ultimate authority

8. Wastewater Permits
Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permits
Issued to facilities that discharge directly to surface water.
Texas Land Application Permit (TLAP)
Issued to facilities that discharge adjacent to surface water via evaporation or land application.
Pie chart – Stormwater permits account for approximately 90% of the TPDES permits
Pie chart – Municipal wastewater accounts for approximately 65% of the TLAP permits

9. Wastewater Permits Individual Authorizations General Permits
Site-specific and technical review of the regulated activity
General Permits
One state-wide permit for similar types of activities; operate under terms and conditions of the general permit
Pie chart for individual permits- Municipal wastewater permits account for approximately 65% of the permits and Industrial wastewater permits account for approximately 15%.
Pie chart - General permit authorizations account for approximately 90% of the permits and authorizations issued by the Water Quality Division.

10. Permitting/Rule Updates
Rules

11. Basin Cycle Rule
HB 3618 repealed Texas Water Code Section which requires permitting to be conducted on river basin cycles.
Received Commission approval to initiate rulemaking on January 24th

12. Basin Cycle Rule
Rulemaking was completed and effective on March 29, All discharge permits are now being issued for full five year terms from issuance date.
HB 3618: Repeal of Basin Cycle Permitting
House Bill 3618 repealed TWC § which required, to the greatest extent practicable, that all Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) permits within a single watershed contain the same expiration date (known as basin permitting). TCEQ initiated rulemaking to repeal 30 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) § which requires basin cycle permitting for wastewater discharges. Repeal of this section allows wastewater discharge permits to be issued for five year terms.
Status: The commission adopted the rules on March 7th and they became effective on March 29th.

13. MS4 Phase II General Permit
Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems Ongoing discussion with EPA on approval of GP – Public Notice of NOCs
Renewal date:
December 13, 2018
180 day grace period

14. Dental Amalgam Rule Rulemaking to adopt 40 CFR 441-Dental Category
Federal Dental Amalgam Rule:
Requires BMPs to reduce mercury discharges to POTWs
Requires a One Time Compliance Report
Dates:
New dental offices (after July 14, 2017) – Must comply with the rule and OTCR within 90 days
Existing dental offices – July 2020 to comply with the rule and OTCR by October 2020
Rulemaking to adopt federal Effluent Limitations Guidelines and standards (40 CFR 441) for the Dental Category.
Federal Dental Amalgam Rule:
Requires BMPs to reduce to reduce mercury discharges to POTWs
Requires a One Time Compliance Report (OTCR) from Dental offices
Dates:
New dental offices (after July 14, 2017) – Must comply with the rule and OTCR within 90 days
Existing dental offices – July 2020 to comply with the rule and OTCR by October 2020

15. EPA Methods Update Rule
EPA changes to analytical test methods:
Update methods to keep current with technology
EPA rule was final in August 2017
Effective on September 27, 2017
Next steps:
Develop implementation plan for permitting and laboratory accreditation
CWA requirement at 40 CFR 136
Update guidance, application forms and permits
EPA not opposed to implementation plan extending two years

16. APO Rulemaking
Exemption for Certain Quarries from Regulation as Aggregate Production Operations
exemption for a site at which specialty or terrazzo-type stone
used exclusively for decorative or artistic uses
the horizon that is exposed for current production does not exceed five acres.
Status: TCEQ is currently drafting the rule to amend 30 TAC Chapter 342 to add the new exemption.
House Bill 2582 amended the Texas Water Code (TWC), §28A.001(1) to add a new exemption to the list of existing exemptions in the definition of "Aggregate production operation" (APO). The exemption applies to a site at which specialty or terrazzo-type stone is removed or extracted from the earth, the material is produced for commercial sale and used exclusively for decorative or artistic uses, and the horizon that is exposed for current production does not exceed five acres.
Status: TCEQ is currently drafting the rule to amend 30 TAC Chapter 342 to add the new exemption.

17. Petroleum Contaminated Water General Permit TXG830000
General permit for discharges of petroleum contaminated water from:
Groundwater pump tests
Remediation activities
Excavation sites
Renewal date:
September 12, 2018
90 day grace period
Changes made to accommodate land application from gas station sump testing

18. Chapter 312 Rulemaking Sludge Use, Disposal, and Transportation
Clarify existing requirements
Remove inconsistencies
Currently evaluating comments
Next: Rule proposal Summer 2018

19. EPA Initiatives LEAN Process 180 day permit issuance
Groundwater Connectivity

20. David W. Galindo, Director

21. Hurricane Harvey Response
Facility contact efforts
Operational Status
Need for assistance
Generators
Treatment Chemicals
Technical Support
Agency Coordination

22. Emergency Preparedness
Lessons Learned
Updating facility contact information
Data collection process improvements
Future disaster response
Emergency Preparedness