Victoria County is subject to the requirements of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) General Permit No. TXR040000, effective December 13, 2013. Victoria County was issued Permit # TXR040381. The TCEQ General Permit requirements authorizes stormwater discharges from small municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4) into surface water in the state.
Victoria County enforces the guidelines set by the TXR150000 Construction General Permit issued by TCEQ. Any construction activity in the County of Victoria is required to follow the specifications set by this Construction General Permit TXR150000. More information about the permit and its requirements can be found on TCEQ’s website or on the permit itself which is linked.
Victoria County’s Storm Water Management Plan (SWMP) describes the county’s efforts and programs to protect the water quality and address the elements of a stormwater management program that meets permit requirements. The TPDES permit applies only to the portions of unincorporated Victoria County that are identified as urbanized areas. There are approximately five non-contiguous urbanized areas in unincorporated Victoria County.
To the extent allowable under State and Local law,
Victoria County’s SWMP was developed to prevent pollution in storm drainage systems to the maximum extent practicable by addressing six minimum control measures (MCM):
- Public Education and Outreach
- Public Involvement/Participation
- Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
- Construction Site Stormwater Runoff Control
- Post Construction Stormwater Management in New Development and Redevelopment
- Pollution Prevention and Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operations