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How to Find, Fill Out, &
Submit TCEQ Reports
Presented by:
Alicia Diehl, Greg Rogers &
Marlo Wanielista Berg
The Universe of Forms
You Are Here
Why so much paperwork?
SHARED

MISSION:
Ensure Safe and Adequate water
Some forms say:

“We have adequate water for folks”
• Or “Our design will make sure we can…”
Some say:

“Our drinking water is safe”
• Or “Our design will make sure…”
Outline: Forms about…
Who you are
Your source of water
Your plant design, treatments
Where you sample
Bacteria and disinfectant in the
distribution system
Timing: You submit forms…
Once

Like when you drill a well
Every few years

Like Drought Contingency
Quarterly or Monthly
Coliform, disinfectant levels
Surface water turbidity

Just a quick overview
Finding:
Web addresses and keywords
Printed in your book

Submitting:

Easy – address is last slide in talk
Filling out:

Details of filling out forms are in the
other presentations
Do I have to do this?
Reporting requirements are in the
“Rules” and “Standards”
Title 30 of Texas Administrative Code
Chapter 290
Based on Safe Drinking Water Act

Rules and Regulations
Chapter
290,
Subchapter D

RG 195
Requirements
for…

Capacity,
Design,
Operation, etc
Web keyword: 195
www.tceq.state.tx.us/comm_exec/forms_pubs/pubs/rg/rg-195_182540.pdf
Drinking Water Standards
Chapter
290,
Subchapter F

RG 346
Drinking

water quality
Standards for every type
of PWS
• MCLs, TTs

Maximum contaminant
levels, treatment
techniques
Reporting requirements
Web keyword: 346
PWS Reports
(and Regulatory Guidance)
Getting a PWS started:
one-time submittals or infrequent updates
of forms describing facilities
(Keep on site for Region)
Unless otherwise noted, form is required for all PWSs
Who are you?
Core Data Form

The form you submit to tell ALL of
TCEQ who you are, who is responsible
Making sure TCEQ has the basic
information about you is VERY
important
Core Data Form
You must inform
TCEQ of
ownership,
address, etc.

And changes!
Send to TCEQ
Web keyword:
Core Data Form
www.tceq.state.tx.us/assets/public/
permitting/centralregistry/10400.pdf
Start at the Source
All sources must have
Plan review approval
Well Log (Groundwater)

You may have to submit
Raw Water Coliform
Potential Sources Of Contamination
(PSOC)

Well Log – Keep at PWS
Public Well Completion Data
When you drill a
well, you need:

Checklist for
interim approval
After it’s approved
and drilled:

Keep plan review
letter at PWS
Web keyword: pubwell
www.tceq.state.tx.us/assets/
public/permitting/watersupply/
ud/forms/10234.pdf
Potential Source of
Contamination
List
of potential
sources of
contamination
near a source
used for
drinking water
Send To TCEQ
Web keyword:
swap or
pws psoc
http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/permitting/water_supply/pdw/SWAP/swp.html
Plan Review
TCEQ PWS Plan
Review Form

Must be completed
by a Professional
Engineer
Keep letter at the
PWS
Web keyword: plan review
www.tceq.state.tx.us/assets/
public/permitting/watersupply/
ud/forms/10233.pdf
Monitoring Plan
RG 384
Shows / lists all the
places you take
samples

To make sure the
water is safe
Web keyword: 384
O&M Manual
Both SW and GW
General information about equipment,
chemical feed, SOPs
RG-243 Operations and Maintenance
Manual for Surface Water Treatment
Plants

• Web keyword: RG-243
Drought Contingency
Community
systems
Update every 5 yrs

Tell us when you are
having problems
Web
Keyword –
Drought
Map of PWSs with
drought restrictions is
updated monthly
www.tceq.state.tx.us/permitting/water_supply/water_rights/contingency.html
Emergency Response Plan
Community systems over 3,300 folks

Smaller systems: Recommended
Don’t submit to TCEQ - Keep at the PWS
www.tceq.state.tx.us/permitting/water_supply/pdw/contact/pdws_immediate_contact.html
Forms for
Operating a PWS
Forms that you complete or
submit monthly or quarterly
Unless otherwise noted, form is required for all PWSs
Production and Distribution
System Water Quality
These forms document compliance
with:
Capacity requirements
Total Coliform Rule
Disinfectant Levels
Lead and Copper Monitoring

Groundwater or Purchased
Water MOR
Keep at
the PWS
Adequate
water

Web keyword:
GW-PWMOR
www.tceq.state.tx.us/permitting/water_supply/pdw/gw_pw_mor/monthly_report.html
Coliform Sampling for
Public Water Systems
RG 421

All the Coliform
rules and forms
you need
Safe water
Web keyword:
coliform guide, or
421
Total Coliform Rule
You
send samples to
labs
Labs provide a form
like this
You start it, then the
lab sends it to TCEQ
You document

Location,
Person collecting
sample,
Chlorine residual
Disinfectant Level Quarterly
Operating Report
DLQOR

RG-407:
Disinfectant
Residual Reporting
at PWSs
RG-407
Making sure you
have enough
disinfectant in your
distribution system

Safe water
www.tceq.state.tx.us/permitting/water_supply/pdw/disinfection/dl_qor/dlqor_678766.pdf
Disinfectant Level Quarterly
Operating Report
Community and
NTNC:

Send to TCEQ
TNC:

Keep for review
Web keyword:
dlqor or 20067
www.tceq.state.tx.us/permitting/water_supply/pdw/disinfection/dl_qor/dlqor_678766.pdf
Lead Copper
Community and
NTNC systems,
potentially all sizes

Mainly Large >50K
Water Quality
Parameters
(WQPs)

Safe water
Web keyword: WQP
http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/permitting/
water_supply/pdw/chemicals/lead_copper/
141c_671130.pdf
Surface Water Forms
Systems

that TREAT surface water or GUI
SWMOR
TOCMOR
Filter Profile Report
Filter Assessment Report
CPE Report
Violation Report
TOPMOR
CT Study
Chlorine Dioxide MOR
Web search
keywords: SWMOR,
SWTP, TOCMOR
www.tceq.state.tx.us/
permitting/water_supply/
pdw/swmor/swmor/
index_monitoring.html
SWMOR Guidance
Regulatory Guidance
(RG) 211
RG-211: Using the
new automated
SWMOR form

The biggest guidance
we have
Will be updated for LT2
Web keyword:
211 or SWMOR
RG-
Surface Water Monthly
Operating Reports
www.tceq.state.tx.us/permitting/water_supply/
pdw/swmor/clo2mor/0690.html
www.tceq.state.tx.us/permitting/water_supply/
pdw/swmor/clo2mor/0690_ins_657409.pdf
Public Notice Forms
Lots of ‘em
We recommend you go to the Public
Notice talk at 9:00 today in this track.
http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/permitting/
water_supply/pdw/public_notice.html
Web keyword: public notice pws

Other Reports
Consumer Confidence Reports

Annual
Comprehensive Compliance
Investigations
Annual or less frequently
Report is done by TCEQ

Consumer Confidence Report
Community PWSs

Keyword CCR
We provide
template to help
you complete it

Send to your
Customers
Send us the
Certificate of
Delivery
www.tceq.state.tx.us/permitting/water_supply/pdw/ccr/templates/
Comprehensive Compliance Investigation

TCEQ does investigations (CCI) = sanitary survey

This checklist can help
You can request the completed report

[email protected]
search web keyword: sblga pws
www.tceq.state.tx.us/assets/public/assistance/sblga/pwsground.pdf
Where do I send these forms?
TCEQ
Public Drinking Water Section
MC -155
P.O. Box 13087
Austin, TX 78711-3087
Thanks!
We will be glad to answer questions if
we have time … or
Visit the one-on-one room to talk
about details