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Water Quality Division Updates

Water Quality Division Updates. David W. Galindo, Director. Water Quality Division Mission Statement. Issuing protective permits Listening to stakeholders input Considering economic development Using good science. Office of Water. OW Priority Projects. Drought

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Water Quality Division Updates

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

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

  3. Office of Water

  4. OW Priority Projects • Drought • Legislative Implementation • Federal Issues • Stakeholder Involvement • Technical Issues/Challenges

  5. Water Quality Division David W. Galindo Division Director Jaya Zyman-Ponebshek, P.E. Assistant Division Director Mark Palmie Special Assistant

  6. Wastewater Permitting Section Chris Linendoll, EIT, Section Manager Programs: • Industrial Permits • Municipal Permits • Stormwater Permits • Pretreatment program

  7. Water Quality Assessments Section Yvonna Miramontes, Section Manager • CAFO • Information Technology • WQ Assessments • WQ Standards Implementation • Application Review and Processing Team

  8. 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

  9. WQD: Permits Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) Permits Issued to facilities that discharge directly to surface water. Texas Land Application Permit (TLAP) Authorizes the disposal of wastewater by evaporation, irrigation, and/or land application of sludge.

  10. WQD Permits Individual Authorizations 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

  11. 401 State WQ Certification • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 404 permits must be certified as meeting State Water Quality Standards • No net loss of wetlands • Persons affected by this program include but not limited to: • commercial navigation • transportation • retail or residential land development • private property developers • local, state, and federal infrastructure projects

  12. Permitting Updates EPA/US Army Corps of Engineers Waters of the US Rule TCEQ Evaporation General Permit TCEQ CAFO Program

  13. Waters of the United States • Draft rule published May 2011 • Comment period closed on July 31, 2011 • Expanded definition of navigable waters • Existing exemptions continue • Agriculture • Forestry • Ranching

  14. Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations(CAFO) • State regulations at 30 TAC 321 and the CAFO GP are currently being updated to be consistent with 2008 federal CAFO regulations • Terms of Nutrient Management Plans • Public Notice

  15. Temperature Limits EPA objecting to permits where temperature limits exceed water quality segment criterion. TCEQ is working with EPA to develop a state-wide protocol for developing/calculating temperature limits.

  16. Power Plants 316(b) Phase II – Existing Cooling Water Intake Structures 40 CFR 423 – Steam Electric ELGs

  17. David W. Galindo, Director David.Galindo@tceq.texas.gov 512-239-0951 www.tceq.texas.gov/about/organization/water.html

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