[PPT] - Environmental Quality WEAT E & I Meeting November 18, 2015 PowerPoint Presentation

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Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

WEAT E & I Meeting

November 18, 2015

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Polly Porter

Compliance Assistance Specialist Waco – Region 9. 254-761-3039. polly.porter@tceq.texas.gov. .

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TCEQ Organization

Executive Director Agency Communications Environmental Assistance

Commissioners

Intergovernmental Relations Toxicology

Administrative Services

Compliance and Enforcement Legal Services

Air Waste Water

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Environmental Assistance Division

Small Business & Local Gov’t. Assistance Section
Pollution Prevention & Education Section
Rural Ombudsman
Special Projects Coordinator
Public Education Program

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Small Business & Local Gov’t. Assistance

Compliance Assistance
Regional staff for one-on-one help
Multi-media
Free and confidential
Advocacy
Develop rules
Compliance Advisory Panel
Outreach
Develop resources
Distribute information
Workshops and partnerships

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Confidential means…

Without the threat of enforcement
Exception of imminent threat
Still subject to open records act

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Jason Robinson 512-239-6710.
Liaison between TCEQ and Local Govt. .
Partnership development.
Provides LG perspective on rules / policy.
Assistance, outreach and education.

Rural Ombudsman..

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Qualified professionals.
Consultants, engineers, lawyers, utility operators.
Volunteer to help those with fewer resources (no $).
Improve recordkeeping practices.
Prepare permit renewal applications.
Troubleshoot water/wastewater problem.
Develop stormwater pollution prevention plan.
Spanish-speaking available.

EnviroMentor Program

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EM Eligibility..

Small Business -

an independently owned and

perated company with 100 or

fewer employees.

Local Governments –

City with population of < 50,000
County with population of < 100,000
ISD serving < 100,000 population

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Where we can’t help….

 $ $ $.  Bad actors.  Environmental Health and Safety

Audit Privilege Act.

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Compliance resources can be searched by industry, issue or special topics.

TexasEnviroHelp.org.

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Public Water Systems

About 7,000 facilities state-wide
Includes any entity meeting the definition of a PWS:

…provide water for human consumption to at least 15 service connections or at least 25 individuals for at least 60 days out of the year…

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Wastewater Treatment

About 1,430 municipal facilities state-wide
About 520 industrial facilities state-wide

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RG-496 New PWS?

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Search for “Compliance Resources”

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RG-511 Mosquito Control Emergency!

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Publications and Tools

RG-422 Public Drinking Water: Guide for Local Govt.
RG-434 Environmental Rules for Car Washes
RG-501 Managing Small Public Water Systems
RG-514 Basics of Industrial Stormwater Regulations
RG-530

Managing Small Wastewater Systems

Customer Service Inspection Model
Sample Operations and Maintenance Manual
Water Tank Inspection Form

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MSGP Sampling Guide

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What’s New in the Rules?

Receive news and information about:
Proposed or adopted rules
Public hearings or meetings
News releases
Permitting and other topics
Sign up

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Enter and confirm email address

2.

Make selection from list of topics

3.

Accept confirmation email

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New Items of Interest

HB 2767 – Powers, Duties, Administration of GCDs
Chapter 217: Design Criteria – maintenance,

rehabilitation, and renovation requirements, design criteria for new technologies, emergency power

HB 1600 and SB 567 – DESAL PLUS amends

Chapter 290 for consistency with TWC and CFR

HB 1146 - Volunteer Operators for PWS

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Federal Revised Total Coliform Rule

Applies to all Public Water Systems
Operator Training Workshop – Dec. 2 in Austin
EPA’s Quick Reference Guide
TCEQ’s RTCR Sample Siting Plan Template
Presentations from Oct. 28 meeting:
Nitrification Action Plans
Revised Total Coliform Rule

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Water Supply Division

Plan and Technical Review
Exception requests
Financial, Managerial and Technical Assistance (FMT)
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)
Texas Optimization Program (TOP)
Cross-Connection Control Program
Public Drinking Water
Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS)
Source Water Assessment Viewer
Guidance documents
Consumer Confidence Report (CCR)
Districts

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FMT Assistance

Drinking water and wastewater utilities
TRWA contractor
Financial*
Managerial
Technical

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Texas Optimization Program

EPA goals to minimize passage of pathogens
Requirements:
Use an online turbidimeter
Monitor the performance of major treatment units
Submit a Monthly Optimization Report
Meet established criteria to earn recognition

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Source Water Protection Program

Map the system
Identify potential contamination sources:
Abandoned wells
Failing septic systems
Non-point source pollution – fertilizer, pesticides,

animal waste

Recommend site specific measures
Develop contingency plan for disruption of service
Recognition of successful project completion

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PWS Reporting Requirements

Monitoring and Reporting for Surface Water

Systems

Notifying Customers of a Change to Chloramine

Disinfectant (English, Spanish)

Public Notice to Boil Water (English, Spanish)
Radionuclide Testing for Interim Approval of Well

Completion

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Monitoring and Reporting for Surface Water Systems

Surface Water Monthly Operating Reports (SWMOR)
Conventional plants, those with only two filters, and

surface water plants using alternate technology

Surface Water Treatment Violation Report
Concentration Time (CT) Study
Total Organic Carbon Guidance

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Water Quality Division

Wastewater Permitting
Municipal / Domestic
Industrial
Stormwater
Pretreatment
Water Quality Assessment
TPDES general permits
Sludge / land application
USACE 401 Certifications
Modeling, biomonitoring

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Records and Reporting

Process Control Tests for Domestic Wastewater
Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR)
Compliance Spreadsheets
Water Quality Noncompliance Notification
Bacteriological Testing

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Pretreatment

Federal requirement: 40 CFR Part 403
Prevent interference with operation and treatment
Prevent health and safety problems
Improve quality of sludge for reuse or recycling
Applicable to:
Plants with total design flow greater than 5.0 mgd
Categorical Industrial Users (CIU)
Significant Industrial Users (SIU)

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Funding Sources

Texas Water Development Fund
Economically Distressed Areas Program
Rural Water Assistance Fund
State Water Implementation Fund for Texas
Clean Water State Revolving Fund
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
Texas Water Infrastructure Coordination Committee

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Contact TCEQ’s Public Drinking Water Section

pdws@tceq.texas.gov
Call 512 / 239-4691
Mail: Water Supply Division MC-155

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality P O Box 13087 Austin TX 78711-3087

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Contact TCEQ’s Water Quality Permits Section

wqap@tceq.texas.gov
Call 512 / 239-4671
Mail: Water Quality Division MC-148