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TCEQ updates multi‑sector stormwater permit: amendment set for May 1; renewal on a separate track
Summary
Staff described a May 1, 2025 proposed amendment to the state MSGP to implement recent statutes and expand applicability to certain oil‑and‑gas activities; a separate MSGP renewal for 2026 was also previewed with proposed changes and lowered benchmark values for several sectors.
TCEQ staff told the advisory work group they plan to present an amended Multi‑Sector General Permit (MSGP) to the commission and are separately developing the 2026 MSGP renewal with multiple technical changes.
Hannah Cobos, a stormwater permit writer, said the 2025 amendment to the MSGP (TXR‑050000) is an amendment without renewal. The amendment implements House Bill 2771 (effective Jan. 15, 2021) to expand applicability to certain non‑exempt oil‑and‑gas activities and implements House Bill 1688 (effective Sept. 1, 2023) to prohibit quarries located in designated water‑quality protection areas from obtaining MSGP coverage. Cobos said operators with active authorizations under the current MSGP will not be required to submit new or renewal notices of intent…
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