Wastewater Treatment Plants: Compliance Resources

Record Keeping and Reporting | Permits | Tools

Many documents on this page are in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) (Help with PDF).

Record Keeping and Reporting

Discharge Monitoring Report Information

• NetDMR: Online Reporting of Discharge Monitoring Data
• Printable DMR Form (PDF) - This form will need to be printed and completed by hand.

Wastewater Compliance Spreadsheets

• Minor Discharge - Rectangular Weir with End Contractions
• Minor Discharge V-Notch Weir
• Texas Land Application Permits (TLAP) - Rectangular Weir with End Contractions
• TLAP V-Notch Weir

Frequently Used Forms

• Water Quality Noncompliance Notification (TCEQ-00501) (PDF)—form to notify the TCEQ of a water quality noncompliance or unauthorized discharge
• Public Notification Form for Wastewater Discharges (TCEQ-20627) (DOCX)—form to notify the public that an unauthorized discharge has occurred
• Request for Address Change of a Water Quality Permit or Registration (TCEQ-00746) (PDF)
• Request for Name Change of a Water Quality Permit or Registration (TCEQ-20028) (PDF)
• Request to Cancel a Water Quality Permit or Registration (TCEQ-20029) (PDF)

Permits

• Water Quality Permits and Registrations
• Stormwater Permit Information—Plants with a design flow of 1.0 million gallons per day and above or those required to have a pretreatment program (40 CFR Part 403) fall under stormwater rules (Sector T:  Treatment Works).

Compliance Overview Tools

• Troubleshooting Bacteria Effluent from Wastewater Treatment Plants (RG-515)
• Wastewater Treatment Plants: Bacteriological Testing—Information for wastewater treatment plants to assist with bacteriological testing and reporting.
• In-House and On-Site Laboratories—Useful information that domestic wastewater treatment facilities can reference for laboratory sample-testing requirements.

• Help for Wastewater Treatment Plant Owners and Operators—Fact sheets and manuals from the EPA and other sources on various techniques for treating wastewater.
  

• Process Control Tests for Domestic Wastewater Treatment Facilities (RG-002)

• Wastewater Pretreatment Requirements
• EPA Wastewater Technology Fact Sheets
• Training for Water Professionals - Wastewater Lagoons
• Aquatic Plants and Their Control (PDF) - Before applying herbicides or pesticides near or in waters of the state, ensure compliance with the Pesticide General Permit.
• Most Frequently Needed Records for Wastewater Investigations (RG-088)
• Operation and Maintenance Guide for Imhoff Tank and Oxidation Pond Wastewater Treatment Plants
• Delinquent Fees