Upcoming Deadline for Stormwater Multi-Sector General Permit Facilities to Report in NetDMR

Facilities must report through the NetDMR electronic reporting system if any of the following apply:

• Meet federal effluent limits within sectors A, C, D, E, J, O, and S (find a full list of activities required to meet federal effluent limits in Part III, Section C.2, Table 3 of the MSGP, TXR050000).
• Meet numeric effluent limitations for hazardous metals and exceeds a permit limit in Part III, Section C.1, Table 1.
• Meet benchmark monitoring requirements.
• Discharge a pollutant of concern at a level of concern directly into an impaired water body.

Facilities that meet any of the above criteria must report their results for the monitoring period of Jan. 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2025.

If you submit paper DMRs to TCEQ without an electric reporting waiver, your submittal will be returned and not count towards your reporting requirements.

Exceptions to Report in NetDMR

TCEQ may grant a temporary waiver from the federal Electronic Reporting rule for eligible facilities. For information on how to obtain a temporary waiver, contact the Stormwater Processing Center at 512-239-3700.

How to Access NetDMR

You will need an active account with the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX) . For assistance with creating an account, follow the EPA's instructions for creating a NetDMR account .

Resources to Help With NetDMR Reporting

• See our NetDMR webpage with instructions for using NetDMR and other resources.
• Watch the TCEQ Multi-Sector General Permit: Online Reporting for Discharge Monitoring webinar to learn more about how to report monitoring data in NetDMR.
• You can find the webinar presentation slides in the More Information section on our MSGP NetDMR webpage. Additional resources are also available on the webpage.

Help Line

If you have questions about MSGP reporting through NetDMR, contact our MSGP help line at 855-906-MSGP (6747).