The TPDES permit for a publicly-owned treatment works (POTW)
that is required to develop a pretreatment program will include a
schedule of
activities (compliance schedule). The activities will be
required to be submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality (TCEQ) Pretreatment Program according to the specified
dates. The first activity will be to conduct an industrial user
survey to determine if there are significant industrial users
and/or categorical industrial users discharging to your sewer
system. Based on the survey results the TCEQ may terminate the
requirement to develop a pretreatment program or may require
continuation of the schedule of activities according to 40 CFR
§403.8(a)-(c)
.
If a POTW is required to develop an approved pretreatment
program, the final technically complete package is due 12 months
after the effective date of the TPDES permit.
To develop a new pretreatment program you will need to complete
and submit the applicable checklists: legal authority (TCEQ-20224),
enforcement response plan (TCEQ-20225), resources (TCEQ-20226),
program implementation procedures (TCEQ-20222), inspection report
(TCEQ-20223).
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