Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 217 - DESIGN CRITERIA FOR DOMESTIC WASTEWATER SYSTEMS › Subchapter A - ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS › Section 217.6 - Submittal Requirements and Review Process

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An owner is not required to submit
				  collection system or wastewater treatment facility plans and specifications to
				  the executive director for approval prior to the commission issuing the
				  wastewater treatment facility's wastewater permit.
(b) An owner is not required to submit
				  collection system or wastewater treatment facility plans and specifications for
				  approval if the project only consists of maintenance, as defined in this
				  chapter.
(c) A wastewater treatment
				  facility's plans and specifications must be based on a design that will at
				  least meet the requirements and effluent limits in the associated wastewater
				  permit.
(d) An owner shall submit a
				  summary transmittal letter to the executive director and a copy to the
				  appropriate regional office for each collection system project and wastewater
				  treatment facility project, except as provided by §
										217.8 of
				  this title (relating to Municipality Reviews). A summary transmittal letter
				  must include:
(1) the name and address of the
				  design firm;
(2) the name, phone
				  number, facsimile number, and email address of the engineer;
(3) the county or counties where the project
				  will be located;
(4) an identifying
				  name for the project;
(5) the
				  collection system or wastewater treatment facility owner's name, and if
				  applicable, the wastewater treatment facility permit number and wastewater
				  treatment facility name;
(6) a
				  statement certifying that the plans and specifications are in substantial
				  compliance with all requirements of this chapter, with the exception of any
				  variance requests, which must be listed in the letter;
(7) a statement certifying that any variances
				  will not threaten public health or the environment, based on the best
				  professional judgment of the engineer who prepared the engineering report and
				  the project plans and specifications;
(8) a brief description of the project scope
				  including:
(A) a brief engineering summary of
				  the collection system or wastewater treatment facility;
(B) a list of every treatment unit or
				  collection system unit that will be altered, constructed, rehabilitated, or
				  re-rated within the project scope;
(C) a map of the collection system or
				  wastewater treatment facility that identifies the location of every treatment
				  unit or collection system unit that will be altered, constructed,
				  rehabilitated, or re-rated within the project scope;
(D) a description of all variances from the
				  requirements of this chapter, including the use of non-conforming or innovative
				  technology; and
(E) an explanation
				  of the reasons for all variances in accordance with §
												217.4 of
				  this title (relating to Variances).
(9) the signature and seal of the engineer
				  responsible for the design of the collection system or wastewater treatment
				  facility.