Water Quality Division Updates David W. Galindo, Director

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

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 Mark Palmie Special Assistant Josalyn McMillon 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 delegated the NPDES program to TCEQ in 1998 EPA retains oversight and ultimate authority 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 EPA and TCEQ entered into an MOA that establishes responsibilities and expectations for TPDES permitting under the CWA

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.

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 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

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 Evaporation General Permit Hydrostatic Test General Permit TCEQ CAFO Program MS4 Phase II TCEQ General Permits New Legislation Waters of the US Rule Direct Potable Reuse

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 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

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