I NDUSTRIAL W ASTEWATER P ERMITS 2016 E NVIRONMENTAL T RADE F AIR S HANNON G IBSON E NVIRONMENTAL P ERMIT S PECIALIST (512)

O VERVIEW W HO NEEDS A PERMIT P ROCESSING T IPS FOR C OMPLETING THE APPLICATION

P URSUANT TO THE T EXAS W ATER C ODE §26.121: F ACILITIES ( MOBILE OR STATIONARY ) CANNOT DISCHARGE WASTEWATER INTO OR ADJACENT TO ANY WATER IN THE STATE WITHOUT APPROPRIATE AUTHORIZATION. T YPES OF P ERMITS I NDIVIDUAL AUTHORIZATIONS FOR DIRECT DISCHARGES AND LAND APPLICATION G ENERAL PERMITS P ERMITS BY R ULE W HO NEEDS A PERMIT

Q UESTIONS ? N EED HELP ? C ALL THE TCEQ AT (512) AND SPEAK WITH AN INDUSTRIAL PERMIT WRITER C ALL THE SMALL BUSINESS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE HOTLINE AT (800) W HO NEEDS A PERMIT

P ROCESSING THE APPLICATION A PPLICATION P ROCESSING T IMEFRAMES T HE P ERMITTING P ROCESS

A PPLICATION P ROCESSING T IMEFRAMES N EW A PPLICATION – 330 DAYS M AJOR A MENDMENT M AJOR F ACILITIES – 330 D AYS M INOR F ACILITIES – 300 D AYS R ENEWAL M AJOR F ACILITIES – 330 D AYS M INOR F ACILITIES – 300 D AYS

A PPLICATION P ROCESSING T IMEFRAMES T IMEFRAMES MAY BE EXTENDED IF : EPA ISSUES OBJECTIONS TO THE DRAFT PERMIT TCEQ RECEIVES REQUEST ( S ) FOR A PUBLIC MEETING OR CONTESTED CASE HEARING

T HE P ERMITTING P ROCESS A DMINISTRATIVE R EVIEW 1 ST P UBLIC N OTICE – NORI ( PUBLIC COMMENTS ) T ECHNICAL R EVIEW P ERMIT DEVELOPMENT 2 ND P UBLIC N OTICE - NAPD ( PUBLIC COMMENTS ) (EPA REVIEW / OBJECTIONS ) (P UBLIC M EETING / C ONTESTED C ASE H EARING ) A GENCY D ECISION – ISSUANCE OR DENIAL OF PERMIT

A DMINISTRATIVE R EVIEW A DMINISTRATIVE REPORT A PPLICATION CONTACT AND SITE INFORMATION N OTICE INFORMATION L ANDOWNER INFORMATION R ESPOND PROMPTLY TO REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. D ELAYING YOUR RESPONSE DELAYS YOUR PERMIT.

1 ST P UBLIC N OTICE - NORI NORI – N OTICE OF R ECEIPT OF A PPLICATION AND I NTENT TO O BTAIN A W ATER Q UALITY P ERMIT M AILED TO APPLICANT FOR PUBLICATION AFTER THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED ‘A DMINISTRATIVELY C OMPLETE ’ P UBLISH PROMPTLY AND RETURN DOCUMENTATION TO THE C HIEF C LERK ’ S O FFICE (CCO) A DRAFT PERMIT CANNOT BE FILED WITH THE CCO IF THE NORI P ROCESS IS INCOMPLETE DELAYS IN PUBLICATION OR DOCUMENT SUBMITTAL DELAYS YOUR PERMIT

T ECHNICAL R EVIEW W ATER Q UALITY S TANDARDS U SES AND CRITERIA A NTI - DEGRADATION E NDANGERED S PECIES C RITICAL C ONDITIONS C RITICAL FLOWS OR MIXING CONDITIONS M IXING Z ONE DEFINITION

T ECHNICAL R EVIEW D ISSOLVED O XYGEN (DO) M ODELING I MPACT OF DISCHARGE ( S ) ON DO OF RECEIVING WATER ( S ) W ATER BODY IMPAIRMENTS C OMPLETED TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS (TMDL S ) B IOMONITORING W HOLE EFFLUENT TOXICITY (WET) TESTING OR LIMITS S PECIES, F REQUENCY, DILUTIONS

T ECHNICAL R EVIEW A GRONOMY C ROPS S OIL TESTING H YDROGEOLOGY P OND LINER REQUIREMENTS B UFFER ZONES G ROUNDWATER M ONITORING

P ERMIT D EVELOPMENT D ATA COMPLETENESS REVIEW C OMPLIANCE HISTORY S ELF - REPORTED EFFLUENT DATA (DMR S ) T ECHNOLOGY - BASED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS W ATER QUALITY - BASED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS F INAL EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS M OST STRINGENT OF TECH - BASED, WATER QUALITY - BASED, AND EXISTING PERMIT LIMITATIONS

P ERMIT D EVELOPMENT - R EVIEWS T EAM L EADER A PPLICANT (L EGAL ) (O THER TECHNICAL STAFF )

2 ND P UBLIC N OTICE - NAPD NAPD– N OTICE OF A PPLICATION AND P RELIMINARY D ECISION M AILED TO APPLICANT FOR PUBLICATION AFTER THE DRAFT PERMIT IS ACCEPTED BY THE APPLICANT P UBLISH PROMPTLY AND RETURN DOCUMENTATION TO THE CCO DELAYS IN PUBLICATION OR DOCUMENT SUBMITTAL DELAYS YOUR PERMIT I F PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE RECEIVED, THE PERMIT WRITER AND LEGAL PREPARE A R ESPONSE TO C OMMENTS DOCUMENT

EPA R EVIEW EPA REVIEWS THE DRAFT PERMIT A PPROVAL O BJECTION ISSUED T HE PERMIT WRITER RESPONDS TO ANY OBJECTIONS RECEIVED FROM EPA C LARIFICATION P ERMIT REVISION

P UBLIC M EETING R EQUESTS AND C ONTESTED C ASE H EARINGS I F A PUBLIC MEETING IS HELD, THE COMMENT PERIOD IS TYPICALLY EXTENDED TO THE END OF THE MEETING R EQUEST ( S ) FOR CONTESTED CASE HEARINGS – GRANTED OR DENIED

A GENCY D ECISION I SSUANCE D ENIAL

F ORMS AND I NSTRUCTIONS A PPLICATION FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS, PLUS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SUCH AS THE S PANISH LANGUAGE NOTICE TEMPLATES, ARE AVAILABLE AT THE FOLLOWING TCEQ WEBSITE : _wastewater_steps.html NOTE: U PDATED FORMS WERE PUBLISHED TO THE TCEQ WEBSITE M ARCH 2016.

R EAD THE INSTRUCTIONS (!) S TILL NOT SURE HOW TO FILL OUT A PART OF THE APPLICATION ? C ALL THE W ATER Q UALITY D IVISION AT (512) AND ASK TO SPEAK WITH AN INDUSTRIAL PERMIT WRITER D O NOT LEAVE ANY ITEMS OR QUESTIONS BLANK E NTER “N/A” IF NOT APPLICABLE P ROVIDE COMPLETE INFORMATION EACH TIME YOU SUBMIT AN INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER PERMIT APPLICATION Y ES, EVEN FOR RENEWALS. C OMPLETING THE APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT

T IPS FOR C OMPLETING THE T ECHNICAL R EPORT I TEM 1 – W ASTEWATER G ENERATION D ESCRIBE ALL PROCESSES THAT GENERATE WASTEWATER I NCLUDE LEGIBLE FACILITY MAPS AND DIAGRAMS I TEM 2 - T REATMENT D ESCRIBE TREATMENT SYSTEMS, IF ANY. E RR ON THE SIDE OF TOO MUCH DETAIL I NCLUDE THE FLOW SCHEMATIC WITH A WATER BALANCE

T IPS FOR C OMPLETING THE T ECHNICAL R EPORT I TEM 3 - I MPOUNDMENTS L INER TYPE S TORAGE VOLUME S URFACE AREA C OMPLIANCE WITH 40 CFR P ART 257, S UBPART D?

T IPS FOR C OMPLETING THE T ECHNICAL R EPORT I TEM 4 – O UTFALLS L IST ALL CONTRIBUTING WASTE STREAMS I NCLUDE VOLUMES OF ALL WASTE STREAMS, EVEN IF THEY ARE VERY SMALL I NCLUDE % OF TOTAL FLOW VOLUME OF EACH WASTE STREAM S UM OF PERCENTAGES MUST EQUAL 100% M AKE SURE THE INFORMATION IN THE TABLE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FLOW SCHEMATIC / WATER BALANCE

T IPS FOR C OMPLETING THE T ECHNICAL R EPORT I TEM 4 C ONT. - O UTFALLS NOTE: L OW - VOLUME WASTE SOURCES MAY NOT INCLUDE WASTESTREAMS FROM THE FOLLOWING PROCESSES : C OMBUSTION RESIDUAL LEACHATE F LUE GAS DESULFURIZATION F LUE GAS MERCURY CONTROL, OR G ASIFICATION.

T IPS FOR C OMPLETING THE T ECHNICAL R EPORT I TEMS 12 THRU 14 – A MENDMENT AND M ODIFICATION R EQUESTS T RY TO INCLUDE ALL AMENDMENT OR MODIFICATION REQUESTS UPFRONT ** N OT INCLUDING ALL REQUESTS UPFRONT CAN DELAY PROCESSING ** C LEARLY EXPLAIN ALL AMENDMENT OR MODIFICATION REQUESTS Q UESTIONS ABOUT AN AMENDMENT OR MODIFICATION ? C ALL AN INDUSTRIAL PERMIT WRITER AT (512) R EQUEST A PRE - APPLICATION MEETING

T IPS FOR C OMPLETING THE T ECHNICAL R EPORT W ORKSHEET 2.0 – P OLLUTANT A NALYSIS PLAN AHEAD! B EGIN SAMPLING AND ANALYZING EFFLUENT SO THAT ALL REQUIRED DATA CAN BE SUBMITTED WITH THE APPLICATION. A PPLICATIONS ARE NO LONGER PROCESSED WITHOUT ANALYTICAL DATA. E XCEPTIONS : N EW FACILITIES F ACILITIES WITH NO DISCHARGES DUE TO DROUGHT OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES

T IPS FOR C OMPLETING THE T ECHNICAL R EPORT

W ORKSHEETS 3.0 THRU 3.3 – T EXAS L AND A PPLICATION P ERMITS (TLAP S ) W ATER B ALANCE N EEDED TO CALCULATE ALLOWABLE LAND APPLICATION RATES AND STORAGE VOLUMES ( WHEN STORAGE IS REQUIRED ) I NFORMATION NEEDED FOR LAND APP : C URVE NUMBER (CN) E FFLUENT CONDUCTIVITY (C E ) M AXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONDUCTIVITY OF SOIL SOLUTION (CL) I RRIGATION EFFICIENCY (K)

T IPS FOR C OMPLETING THE T ECHNICAL R EPORT W ORKSHEET 11.0 – C OOLING W ATER I NTAKE S TRUCTURES C OMPLETE THIS WORKSHEET IF THE FACILITY USES WATER FOR COOLING PURPOSES. T HIS INCLUDES ALL FACILITIES REGARDLESS OF : THE COOLING SYSTEM TYPE METHODS USED TO OBTAIN COOLING WATER S OURCE WATER

M ORE I NFORMATION N EEDED ? TCEQ I NDUSTRIAL P ERMITS T EAM : (512) TCEQ W EBSITE : Q UESTIONS ? S HANNON G IBSON E NVIRONMENTAL P ERMIT S PECIALIST (512)