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March 2016

Form TCEQ-10411_10055-inst

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING

THE INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER

PERMIT APPLICATION

Printed on Recycled Paper Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

10411_10055-inst (03/01/2016) Instructions for Completing the Industrial Wastewater Application

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING................................................................................................................................ 1

Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 1

Purpose.............................................................................................................................................................. 1

Objectives .......................................................................................................................................................... 1

Statutory Citations ............................................................................................................................................ 1

Primary Regulatory Citations ........................................................................................................................... 1

Abbreviations and Acronyms ........................................................................................................................... 2

General Definitions .......................................................................................................................................... 4

Definitions Relating to Pretreatment Defined in 40 CFR Part 403 ...............................................................12

Definitions Relating to Sewage Sludge Defined in 30 TAC 312.8 ................................................................13

Who Must Apply for an Industrial Wastewater Permit? ............................................................................... 16

When Must the Application be Submitted? ................................................................................................... 16

What Permit Application Forms are Required? ............................................................................................ 16

How Do I Complete The Application? ........................................................................................................... 16

How Is the Application Submitted? ................................................................................................................ 17

What Fees Do I Have to Pay? ......................................................................................................................... 18

How Do I Obtain More Information? ............................................................................................................ 20

INSTRUCTIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT 1.0 ......................................................................... 21

1. Type of Application and Fees.............................................................................................................21

2. Applicant Information .......................................................................................................................21

3. Application Contact Information ..................................................................................................... 24

4. Permit Contact Information ............................................................................................................. 24

5. Billing Contact Information .............................................................................................................. 24

6. DMR/MER Contact Information ..................................................................................................... 25

7. Notice Information ........................................................................................................................... 25

8. Regulated Entity and Permitted Site Information ........................................................................... 26

9. Discharge/Disposal Information ...................................................................................................... 29

10. Miscellaneous Information ............................................................................................................... 32

11. Signature Page .................................................................................................................................. 32

INSTRUCTIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT 1.1 .........................................................................33

1. Affected Landowner Information ..................................................................................................... 33

2. Original Photographs ........................................................................................................................ 35

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL PERMIT INFORMATION FORM (SPIF) ...................................................... 36

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING ATTACHMENT 1 ................................................................................................. 37

1. Individual Information ..................................................................................................................... 37

INSTRUCTIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL TECHNICAL REPORT 1.0 .................................................................................... 38

1. Facility/Site Information .................................................................................................................. 38

2. Treatment System............................................................................................................................. 39

3. Impoundments ................................................................................................................................. 39

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4. Outfall/Disposal Method Information ............................................................................................. 42

5. Blowdown and Once-Through Cooling Water Discharges .............................................................. 44

6. Stormwater Management ................................................................................................................. 44

7. Domestic Sewage, Sewage Sludge, and Septage Management and Disposal .................................. 45

8. Improvements or Compliance/Enforcement Requirements ........................................................... 45

9. Toxicity Testing................................................................................................................................. 46

10. Off-Site/Third Party Wastes............................................................................................................. 46

11. Radioactive Materials ....................................................................................................................... 47

12. Major Amendment Requests ............................................................................................................ 47

13. Minor Modification Requests ........................................................................................................... 48

14. Minor Amendment Requests ............................................................................................................ 48

WORKSHEETS TO THE INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER PERMIT APPLICATION TECHNICAL REPORT .................49

WORKSHEET 1.0: EPA Categorical Effluent Guidelines .............................................................................. 49

WORKSHEET 2.0: Pollutant Analyses Requirements.................................................................................. 49

WORKSHEET 3.0: Land Application of Effluent .......................................................................................... 49

WORKSHEET 3.1: Surface Land Application and Evaporation ................................................................... 49

WORKSHEET 3.2: Subsurface Irrigation Systems (Non-Drip) .................................................................... 49

WORKSHEET 3.3: Subsurface Area Drip Dispersal Systems....................................................................... 49

WORKSHEET 4.0: Receiving Waters ............................................................................................................ 49

WORKSHEET 4.1: Stream Physical Characteristics ..................................................................................... 50

WORKSHEET 5.0: Sewage Sludge Management and Disposal .................................................................... 50

WORKSHEET 6.0: Industrial Waste Contribution....................................................................................... 50

WORKSHEET 7.0: Stormwater Runoff......................................................................................................... 50

WORKSHEET 8.0: Aquaculture .................................................................................................................... 50

WORKSHEET 9.0: Class V Injection Well Inventory/Authorization Form ................................................. 50

WORKSHEET 10.0: Quarries in the John Graves Scenic Riverway......................................