Wastewater Permitting Updates David W Galindo Director Water

Wastewater Permitting Updates David W. Galindo, Director

Water Quality Topics • MEMES • BILLS • EPA

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

MEMES?

HB 3618 Repeals Texas Water Code Section 26. 0285 which requires permitting to be conducted on river basin cycles.

HB 4221 • Requires retail public utilities that provide sewer service to report to the commission the current condition of the utility’s sewer system every 10 years. • The report must rate the condition of collection system infrastructure

HB 3200 and SB 2193 • Requires Aggregate Production Operations to: – submit a reclamation plan – provide a performance bond for reclamation plan. • Increases the maximum registration fee to $1, 400.

HB 2582 and SB 1917 • Exempts Aggregate Production Operations from the registration requirements in Texas Water Code Chapter 28 A if the operation: – Extracts granite or marble for decorative or artistic uses; and – The average amount extracted per year, in the preceding 10 year period, is less than 1, 500 tons.

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HB 2798 and HB 3988 • Allows a county with a population >3. 3 million to implement a pilot program to reuse any form of wastewater at a county facility for subsurface irrigation and toilet and urinal flushing. • Requires the wastewater to be treated at the facility before reuse.

HB 2092 Prohibits the land application of grit or grease trap waste, including sewage sludge mixed with grit or grease trap waste.

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HB 3036 • Prohibits new permits that authorize direct discharges into water in the contributing zone of the Edwards Aquifer that is southwest of the Colorado River. • Also prohibits permit amendments to increase the amount of pollutants discharged in these areas. • Excludes stormwater

Rule Petition Beneficial Reuse of Treated Effluent Petition to amend 30 TAC Chapters 222 and 309, regarding the use of treated wastewater • A permittee could reduce the size of dedicated land application acreage and required storage pond volume by demonstrating a “firm reclaimed water demand”.

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EPA Objections Issues: TDS Bacteria at Industrial Sites Wet Weather

Federal Initiatives NPDES Update Rule Steam Electric Regs

Other Stuff MS 4 Renewal Gray water Guidance Document 316 b Application Forms

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