What Major Changes Does the Permit Contain?
The changes to the general permit include:
- Removal of the requirement for a facility owner to sign the application for permit coverage
- Revisions to the annual discharge monitoring report requirements to require reporting of results of compliance with numeric effluent limits
- Revisions to benchmark reporting requirements
- Addition of a requirement to maintain a rain gauge for determination of representative storm events
- Revision of Sector J, related to Mineral Mining and Processing Facilities, to require alternative permit coverage for certain quarries that are addressed in the Texas Water Code at Section 26.553