1. Stormwater Construction General Pemit (CGP) TXR150000
Lindsay Garza
Stormwater Team – Water Quality Division
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

2. Construction General Permit - TXR150000
Authorizes the discharge of stormwater runoff associated with small and large construction sites and certain non-stormwater discharges into surface water in the state.
Effective March 5, 2018
- CGP expires five years from the permit effective date
All active authorizations expire on the same date the general permit expires

3. CGP Authorized Discharges
Stormwater associated with construction activity & construction support activities
Certain non-stormwater discharges
uncontaminated water used to control dust
uncontaminated air conditioning condensate

4. Construction Activity
What is Construction?
Clearing
Grading
Excavating, or
Similar activities that disturb / expose soil
Demolition, infilling pits, and stockpiling soil for construction
What is not Construction?
Certain routine maintenance activities
Routine grading of roads
Asphalt overlay of roads
Routine clearing of ROW
Agricultural land disturbance
Demolition
Linear Projects

5. disturbing five acres or more Disturbing an acre or more but less than
Construction Site - Land Disturbance
disturbing five acres or more
Large Construction
Disturbing an acre or more but less than
five
Small Construction

7. Operators – Large Construction
PRIMARY
operational control over construction
plans and specifications – including ability to make changes OR
day-to-day operational control of activities – authorized to direct workers at site to carry out activities to comply with permit conditions

8. Before the site discharges
Notice of Intent (NOI)
completed & submitted
Stormwater Pollution
Prevention Plan (SWP3)
developed, implemented & maintain copy on-site 2 1 3
Site Notice(s)
post primary/secondary operator site notice

9. Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWP3)
Site Map
Pollution prevention procedures
Estimated dates of construction activities
Description of stormwater controls
Procedures for inspections, maintenance, and corrective action

10. CGP and Municipalities
If discharging to gutters, streets, channels, ditches or any other Municipal Separate Storm Water Sewer System (MS4) – operators must submit a copy of each of these forms to the MS4 operator  
NOI NOC NOT
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.

11. Small Construction Sites Activities
disturb an acre or more but less than five
Permit Requirements:
-preparation & implementation of SWP3
-small construction site notice
-notify MS4 operator
Not required to submit:
-Notice of Intent
-Notice of Termination

12. Disturb less than an Acre
If the project site disturbs less than 1 acre and is not part of a larger common plan of development, coverage under the general permit is not required.
Requirements:
-implementation & maintenance
of best manageable practices
- notify MS4 operator

13. Terminating Coverage
The NOT must be submitted to TCEQ, and a copy of the NOT provided to the operator of any MS4 receiving the discharge , within 30 days after any of the following conditions are met:
final stabilization has been achieved on all portions of the site that are the responsibility of the operator;
b) a transfer of operational control has occurred; or
c) the operator has obtained alternative authorization under an individual TPDES permit.

14. Terminating Coverage
Final stabilization must be achieved prior to termination of permit coverage.
All soil disturbing activities at the site have been completed and a uniform perennial vegetative cover with a density of at least 70% of the native background vegetative cover
This does not include areas with permanent structures
Large & Small Construction Operators must :
Remove temporary Best Management Practices
Remove site Notice(s)
Small Constructions sites do not need an NOT.
that is, evenly distributed, without large bare areas

15. Oil and Gas Activities & Construction
The CGP does not authorize discharges from construction activities associated with the:
exploration, development, or production of
oil or gas or geothermal resources
including construction associated with the transportation of crude oil or natural gas by pipeline.
Operators of these construction activities may need to obtain permit coverage from the U.S. EPA and the Texas Railroad Commission
If the Construction activity is associated with the production or exploration of oil and gas, the project may be under the jurisdiction of the Texas Railroad Commission  and you may need authorization under the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System program 
These discharges are not under the authority of the TCEQ. If coverage is required, operators of these construction activities may need to obtain permit coverage from the U.S. EPA and the Texas Railroad Commission

16. Applications via ePermits
Applications must be submitted using the
State of Texas Electronic Reporting System (STEERS) at:
Electronic filing is available for the following:
-Notice of Intent
-Notice of Termination
-Notice of Chance
-Low Rainfall Erosivity Waiver

17. Water Quality General Permits & Registration Search
Track the status of applications for general permits at:
TXR Construction (NOI & Waiver)
Search for authorizations or applications under a specific general permit or for a specific registration type.
Permittee/Registrant Name: Site Name on Authorization:
Street Name: County:

18. 2018 CGP Changes to NOI Estimated start date Estimated end date
Concrete Truck Washout
- For Stormwater runoff from the concrete batch plants Revised the benchmark monitoring level for Total Suspended Solids (TSS) from 100 milligrams per Liter (mg/L) to 50 mg/l.
- Added clarification that posted small construction site notices may have a redacted signature if there is an original signed and certified copy of a site located at the site.
- Added clarification in the impaired waterbodies section that references the CWA 303 (d) List and the Texas Integrated Report.

19. TCEQ Stormwater Program Contacts
For questions regarding your STEERS account and technical difficulties with e-NOI:
(512)
For questions about the application process, contact the Stormwater Processing Center:
(512)
Other questions including technical, contact the Small Business and Local Government (SBLGA) Hotline:

20. TCEQ Stormwater Team Members
Rebecca L. Villalba, Team Leader
Lindsay Garza, Work Leader
Hanna Lehman Nielson
Dan Siebeneicher
Lili Martinez
Macayla Coleman
TCEQ Water Quality Division (512)