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Organized Sewage Collection System Plan

Provides the definition of an Organized Sewage Collection System (SCS), the definition of an SCS plan, outlines who is required to submit a plan to TCEQ, lists the required forms, and provides fee information.

An organized sewage collection system (SCS) is any public or private sewerage system for the collection and conveyance of sewage to a treatment and disposal system that is regulated pursuant to rules of the commission and provisions of Chapter 26 of the Texas Water Code

  • lift stations,
  • force mains,
  • gravity lines, and
  • all appurtenances necessary for conveying wastewater from a generating facility to a treatment plant.

A private sewerage system is the portion of the sewage system for a privately owned commercial, industrial, or multifamily development which extends downgradient from the convergence of two or more private service laterals from wastewater-generating facilities. This sewage collection system must be designed to meet the requirements of 30 TAC Chapter 217 30 TAC Chapter 213

An SCS plan is a detailed plan that outlines best management practices that will be implemented in order to protect water quality when an organized SCS is constructed in the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone.

You are required to submit an SCS plan if you plan to construct an SCS over the recharge zone of the Edwards Aquifer.

An SCS plan must go through the application submission and review process and be approved prior to the commencement of construction.

The fee is assessed at $0.50 per linear foot. The minimum fee is $650; the maximum, $6,500. For additional information on fees, view the Application Fee Form TCEQ-0574 ( PDF, Word), which includes a complete fee schedule.

Use the forms listed below to prepare your SCS plan application.

If you are installing an underground storage tank, an aboveground storage tank, or conducting other regulated activities, visit Edwards Aquifer Protection Plan: What Forms You Might Need to determine if additional forms are required.

Application Cover Page

General Information

Geologic Assessment

  • Form TCEQ-0585 ( PDF, Word)
  • Instructions to Geologists TCEQ-0585-Instructions ( PDF, Word)
  • Geologic Assessment Table TCEQ-0585-Table ( PDF, Excel)

Organized Sewage Collection System Plan Application

Lift Station/Force Main System Application (if applicable)

Temporary Stormwater Section

Agent Authorization

  • Form TCEQ-0599 ( PDF, Word), if application submitted by agent

Application Fee

  • Form TCEQ-0574 ( PDF, Word)
  • Check payable to the “Texas Commission on Environmental Quality”

Core Data Form

  • Form TCEQ-10400 Word)
  • Core Data Form Standards ( PDF)
  • TCEQ-10400-Instructions ( PDF)

  • Do not leave any questions unanswered. If a question does not apply to your site, enter “N/A” in the blank and briefly explain why the question does not apply.
  • SCS plans are not required on the Edwards Aquifer transition or contributing zone.
  • A private service lateral (attachment of one wastewater generating structure to an existing sewage collection system line) does not require TCEQ approval, but must comply with local plumbing codes.
  • The construction plans for the system, which are included with the submission must be designed, sealed, signed, and dated by a Texas licensed professional engineer. The designed plans must be the final plans intended to be used for bidding purposes.

If you are located in Williamson, Travis, or Hays County, call the TCEQ’s Austin Regional Office at (512) 339-2929.
For help in Comal, Bexar, Medina, Uvalde, or Kinney County, call TCEQ’s San Antonio Regional Office at (210) 490-3096.

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