Stormwater Discharge Permitting for Industrial Facilities: TPDES Industrial Stormwater Permits Explained
An industrial facility that has never applied for a stormwater permit is not necessarily in compliance. It may simply not have been inspected yet. When stormwater contacts exposed industrial materials, equipment, process areas, or waste handling zones and then runs off the site, that discharge is regulated under the Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System regardless of whether anyone at the facility knows it.