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Cooling Water Intake Structures

Brief description of the federal cooling water intake structure rule and implementation activities.

Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act requires EPA to issue regulations on the design and operation of intake structures, in order to minimize adverse environmental impacts. The goal is to reduce impingement mortality and entrainment of fish and other aquatic organisms at cooling water intake structures (CWISs) used by certain power generation and manufacturing facilities for the withdrawal of cooling water from waters of the United States (WOTUS). EPA published a final regulation to establish Section 316(b) requirements for Phase II (existing) facilities on August 15, 2014 (Final Rule).

Upcoming 316(b) Stakeholder Meeting

TCEQ has scheduled a series of stakeholder meetings to discuss and obtain feedback on TCEQ guidelines for implementing Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act and future revisions to application worksheets. The most recent meeting was Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at the TCEQ offices in Austin, Texas. Any future meetings will be announced when scheduled.

New Content Final Draft Versions of the CWIS Application Worksheets and Instructions*

Date

Notification

Documents(PDF/WORD)

Organization
3/24/2017

NotificationAdobe Acrobat PDF Document

Instructions for CWIS Worksheets 11.0-11.3 Adobe Acrobat PDF Document
CWIS Worksheets 11.0-11.3 Adobe Acrobat PDF Document

Instructions for Technical Report Item 12 Adobe Acrobat PDF Document
Technical Report Item 12 Adobe Acrobat PDF Document

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*Please download the Industrial Wastewater Technical Report and Completing the Industrial Wastewater Permit Applications (instructions), dated May 31, 2017, to obtain the finalized CWIS Application Worksheets and Instructions.

316(b) Stakeholder Meetings

Date

Notification /Meeting Notes

Agenda /Attendance

Handouts

(PDF/WORD)

 Handouts (PPT) Organization
December 14, 2016

NotificationAdobe Acrobat PDF Document

Meeting NotesAdobe Acrobat PDF Document

 AgendaAdobe Acrobat PDF Document Application Requirements FlowchartAdobe Acrobat PDF Document
Application Requirements HandoutAdobe Acrobat PDF Document
POC HandoutAdobe Acrobat PDF Document
TCEQ CWIS Worksheet InstructionsAdobe Acrobat PDF Document
TCEQ CWIS WorksheetAdobe Acrobat PDF Document		 - TCEQ
November 03, 2016

NotificationAdobe Acrobat PDF Document

Meeting NotesAdobe Acrobat PDF Document

 AgendaAdobe Acrobat PDF Document Draft of 316b webpage Final VersionMicrosoft Word Document
Visio-WOTUS FlowchartAdobe Acrobat PDF Document
Visio-POC FlowchartAdobe Acrobat PDF Document Visio-Application Requirements Flowchart Adobe Acrobat PDF Document
Visio-316b Applicability FlowchartAdobe Acrobat PDF Document		 - TCEQ
April 14, 2016

Notification Adobe Acrobat PDF Document

Meeting NotesAdobe Acrobat PDF Document

 AgendaAdobe Acrobat PDF Document Worksheet 11.0Adobe Acrobat PDF Document
Worksheet 11.1Adobe Acrobat PDF Document
Worksheet 11.2Adobe Acrobat PDF Document		 - TCEQ
September 10, 2015

NotificationAdobe Acrobat PDF Document

Meeting NotesAdobe Acrobat PDF Document

 AgendaAdobe Acrobat PDF Document CWIS Presentation Draft OutlineAdobe Acrobat PDF Document CWIS Presentation Microsoft PowerPoint Document TCEQ
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