Facilities with industrial activities described by one or more sectors in General Permit TXR050000 may be excluded from permit requirements if industrial activities and materials are isolated from rain, snow, snowmelt, and runoff by storm-resistant shelters. Examples of industrial materials and activities include, but are not limited to: material-handling equipment or activities industrial machinery raw materials […]
Read More »According to Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and associated federal regulations nearly all construction site operators engaged in clearing, grading, excavation activities that disturb one acre or more, including smaller sites in a larger common plan of development or sale, are required to prepare a SWPPP and obtain coverage under Nation Pollutant Discharge Elimination System […]
Read More »Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs) are a requirement of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) that regulates water quality when associated with construction or industrial activities. The SWPPP addresses all pollutants and their sources, including sources of sediment associated with construction, construction site erosion, and all other activities associated with construction activity and […]
Read More »A stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) is a fundamental requirement of stormwater permits. A SWPPP: identifies all potential sources of pollution which may reasonably be expected to affect the quality of storm water discharges from the construction site. A SWPPP may also be called a “construction best practices plan,” “sediment and stormwater plan,” “erosion, sedimentation, […]
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