USES OF DOMESTIC RECLAIMED WATER 2019 TCEQ Environmental Trade Fair & Conference Baltazar Lucero-Ramirez, P.E. Water Quality Division Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

30 TAC CHAPTER 210 30 TAC CHAPTER 321 General Provisions Subchapter A General Requirements for Production, Conveyance, and Use of Reclaimed Water Subchapter B Quality Criteria and Specific Uses of Reclaimed Water Subchapter C Alternative and Pre- Existing Reclaimed Water Systems Subchapter D Special Requirements for Use of Industrial Reclaimed Water Subchapter E Use of Graywater and Alternative Onsite Water Subchapter F 30 TAC CHAPTER 321 Reclaimed Water Production Facilities Subchapter P

ROLES AND RELATIONSHIPS Producer Permittee or Entity responsible for the Domestic Wastewater Treatment Facility Provider Entity responsible for SUPPLYING Reclaimed Water to Users Provider may or may not be the Producer User Entity receiving and USING the Reclaimed Water User may or may not also be the provider or the producer

WHAT IS RECLAIMED WATER Requirements: Reclaimed water is water that has been treated to at least the PRODUCER’S wastewater permit effluent concentration limits Only On-Demand use Permit must provide for an alternative method of disposal when there is no demand for reclaimed water Discharge Land Application

TYPES OF RECLAIMED WATER TYPE I - For use where contact between water and humans is likely Specific Allowed Uses: Irrigation of parks, athletic fields, school yards, and residences Wading, boating or fishing in impoundments Fire protection - internal sprinklers or hydrants Food crop irrigation where water may contact edible portion Irrigation of pastures for milking animals Toilet or urinal flushing Any Type II use

TYPES OF RECLAIMED WATER (CONT’D) TYPE II - For use where contact between water and humans is unlikely Uses: Irrigation of sod farms, silviculture, limited access highway rights of way, and other remote sites (sites not used by public during irrigation) Maintenance of impoundments or natural water bodies – no direct human contact Soil Compaction and Dust Control in construction sites – minimal aerosol drift Food Crop Irrigation where water will not contact edible portion Cooling Tower make up water Irrigation of animal feed crops other than pastures for milking animals

RECLAIMED WATER QUALITY STANDARDS Type I BOD5 or CBOD5 5 mg/l Turbidity 3 NTU Fecal Coliform or E. Coli 20 CFU/100 mL (30-day geometric mean) Fecal Coliform or E. Coli 75 CFU/100 mL (max. single grab sample) Enterococci 4 CFU/100 mL (30-day geometric mean) Enterococci 9 CFU/100 mL (max. single grab sample) Notes: The standards represent 30-day average Enterococci only in coastal areas

RECLAIMED WATER QUALITY STANDARDS Type II (for other than pond systems) BOD5 15 mg/l CBOD5 20 mg/L Fecal Coliform or E. Coli 200 CFU/100 mL (30-day geometric mean) Fecal Coliform or E. Coli 800 CFU/100 mL (max. single grab sample) Enterococci 35 CFU/100 mL (30-day geometric mean) Enterococci 89 CFU/100 mL (max. single grab sample) Notes: The standards represent 30-day average Enterococci only in coastal areas

RECLAIMED WATER QUALITY STANDARDS Type II (for a pond treatment system) BOD5 30 mg/L Fecal Coliform or E. Coli 200 CFU/100 mL (30-day geometric mean) Fecal Coliform or E. Coli 800 CFU/100 mL (max. single grab sample) Enterococci 35 CFU/100 mL (30-day geometric mean) Enterococci 89 CFU/100 mL (max. single grab sample) Notes: The standards represent 30-day average Enterococci only in coastal areas

SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS Type I Reclaimed Water Uses – Twice per week Type II Reclaimed Water Uses – Once per week

RECORD KEEPING AND REPORTING The reclaimed water provider or producer shall report to the commission on a monthly basis the following: Volume of reclaimed water delivered to a user or provider Quality of reclaimed water delivered to a user or provider reported as a monthly average, except those listed as maximum single grab sample, for each quality criteria Notes: Notify TCEQ at least 30 days before reclaimed water is distributed The facility will be issued monthly effluent report (MER) forms for reporting quality and quantity of reclaimed water used

DOMESTIC RECLAIMED WATER AUTHORIZATION Current Wastewater Permit Application on Web, TCEQ Form: TCEQ-20427 Does not expire Items to Submit Application TCEQ Core Data Form (TCEQ-10400) Operation and Maintenance Plan Service Area Map – clean, able to be photocopied User service contract / agreement or sample (if User is different from Provider, and or Producer) Note: Each authorization has specific sampling, record keeping and reporting requirements

COMMON APPLICATION MISTAKES (Adds Time to Issuance Process) Improper signature on application Engineer not authorized to sign application MUD – president or authorized office Illegible service area map – map must be able to be photocopied in B/W Glossy maps don’t photocopy well No references Producer listed is not actual permittee Producer address does not match permit address No User service contract / agreement submitted No O & M plan submitted

EVOLUTION OF CHAPTERS 310 / 210 THE USE OF RECLAIMED WATER 1991- 2018 ?

NEW RECLAIMED WATER AUTHORIZATIONS (1991-2018)

WATER USE CATEGORIES FOR NEW AUTHORIZATIONS 442 NEW AUTHORIZATIONS (1991-2018) Type II Type I Type I & Type II

SPECIFIC USES OF RECLAIMED WATER FOR NEW AUTHORIZATIONS (1991-2018)

CONTACT INFORMATION Baltazar Lucero-Ramirez, P.E. Phone: 512-239-4924 Email: baltazar.lucero-ramirez@tceq.texas.gov Identify sewer sub-basins in your collection system Sample at locations that capture each sub-basin Identify sub-basins with high pollutant contributions- trace back the source

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