Water Quality Division Updates David W Galindo Director

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

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

Water Quality Division David W. Galindo Division Director Josalyn Mc. Millon Assistant Division Director Mark Palmie Special Assistant

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

Water Quality Assessments Section Gregg Easley, Section Manager • CAFO • WQ Assessments • WQ Standards Implementation • Application Review and Processing

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

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

WQD Permits Individual Authorizations General Permits Site-specific and technical review of the regulated activity One state-wide permit for similar types of activities; operate under terms and conditions of the general permit Municipal Industrial Sludge CAFO Stormwater General Individual

401 State WQ Certification • U. S. Army Corps of Engineers 404 permits must be certified as meeting State Water Quality Standards • Persons affected: • commercial navigation and transportation • retail or residential land development • private property developers • local and state infrastructure projects

Permitting/Rules Updates Waters of the US Rule Direct Potable Reuse TCEQ General Permits New Legislation

Waters of the United States • Final rule published June 29, 2015 • Rule effective August 28, 2015 • Expanded definition of navigable waters Existing exemptions continue • Agriculture • Forestry • Ranching

Temperature Limits EPA objecting to permits where temperature limits exceed water quality segment criterion. TCEQ is working with EPA and stakeholders to develop method for developing/calculating temperature limits.

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

On The Horizon • Implementation Procedures • Possible 40 CFR 122 updates

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