TPDES permits are administered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and required under the Clean Water Act (CWA) for the discharge of wastewater (domestic and industrial), including discharges from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and stormwater, among others. Stormwater Permit Stormwater permits are a type of TPDES general water quality permit for stormwater…
Required by the Clean Water Act and administered by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), these permits are typically called Section 404 Permits, dredge and fill permits or USACE Section 404 permits. These permits are required for any impacts to jurisdictional waters and adjacent wetlands. Various projects, including land development, infrastructure, water resources,…
The Rivers and Harbors Act Section 10 has similar requirements to Section 404; however, it deals strictly with tidally influenced waters.
Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) requires a state-issued Section 401 Water Quality Certification as part of both Section 404 and Section 10 Permits. In the State of Texas, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) issues a Section 401 Water Quality Certification on all Section 404 Permits.
As required by the Texas Administrative Code Chapter 69, a Sand and Gravel Permit is administered by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and required for the disturbance of sediment materials within navigable jurisdictional waters or the disturbance of the channel or bed.
