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Texas
Coastal Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program |
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In December 2002, NOAA and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a memorandum clarifying agency policy on overlap of 6217 Coastal Nonpoint Programs with Phase I and II Stormwater regulations. This memo describes what management measures are no longer required in a state's coastal NPS program because they are covered under EPA's Phase I or II Stormwater rules.
Useful links to help with implementing the Coastal Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program
Past Projects funded under the Coastal Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program
On July 3, 2003, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration granted Conditional Approval to the Texas Coastal Nonpoint Source Pollution Program (NPS). Texas has five years to meet the five remaining conditions to gain full approval of the program:
1) New Development and Site Development (areas not covered by Phase II Texas Pollution Discharge Elimination System stormwater program)
2) Watershed Protection and Existing Development.
3) New and Operating Onsite Sewage Disposal Systems (OSDS)
4) Roads, Highways, and Bridges (not under TxDOT jurisdiction)
5) Hydromodification
The NPS Work Group has developed a list of potential options that will be used to address the remaining conditions and submitted it to NOAA and EPA for approval. Based on information submitted in 2008, NOAA and EPA aproved the hydromodification condition.
For additional information, please visit the Program Approval Findings at NOAA's Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program.
The Texas Coastal Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program consists of two volumes. Volume I (available below) presents the program and response to public comments. Volume II (not yet available online) contains a list of the applicable laws, regulations, and programs which will be used to carry out the program.
December
1998
Volume I
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 Table of Contents and List of Illustrations |
| Title Page and Note to Readers |
List of Acronyms |
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| Chapter 1 - Introduction |
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| Chapter 2 - Nonpoint Source
Pollution in the Texas Coastal Region |
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| Chapter 3 - Coastal Nonpoint
Source Boundary Determination |
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| Chapter 4 - Implementation
and Coordination |
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| Chapter 5-1 - Management Measures:
Agriculture and Silviculture |
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| Chapter 5-2 - Management Measures:
Urban and Developing Areas |
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| Chapter 5-3 - Management Measures:
Marinas and Recreational Boating |
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| Chapter 5-4 - Management Measures:
Wetlands and Riparian Areas |
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| Chapter 5-5 - Management Measures:
Hydromodification |
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| Chapter 6 - Additional Management
Measures |
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| Chapter 7 - Technical Assistance |
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| Chapter 8 - Public Participation |
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| Chapter 9 - Monitoring and Evaluation |
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| Attachment 1 - Land Use Maps
for §6217 Management Area Counties |
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| Attachment 2 - Land Use Maps
for Coastal Watershed Counties |
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| Attachment 3 - Impaired Coastal
Segments in Texas River Basins |
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| Attachment 4 - TNRCC Guidance
for Assigning Priority for TMDL Development |
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| Attachment 5 - Draft TNRCC
Statewide Schedule for TMDL Candidates |
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| Attachment 6 - Dryland Rowcrop
Agricultural Exemption Figures and Tables |
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| Attachment 7 - Statement of
Legal Authority for TNRCC Regulation of NPS Pollution |
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| Attachment 8 - Classified Segments
and Site-Specific Standards in the Texas Coastal Management
Program |
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| Attachment 9 - Public Comments |
December
1998
Volume II
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| Title Page |
Table of Contents |
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| Memorandum of Understanding 1 - Land Use Maps
for §6217 Management Area Counties |
| Memorandum of Understanding 2 - Land Use Maps
for Coastal Watershed Counties |
| Memorandum of Understanding 3 - Impaired Coastal
Segments in Texas River Basins |
| Memorandum of Understanding 4 - TNRCC Guidance
for Assigning Priority for TMDL Development |
| Memorandum of Understanding 5 - Draft TNRCC
Statewide Schedule for TMDL Candidates |
| Memorandum of Understanding 6 - Dryland Rowcrop
Agricultural Exemption Figures and Tables |
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The maps from the document are viewable also in GIF or JPEG format. |
For more information on the Texas Coastal Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program, Please contact Tammy Brooks at 1-800-998-4GLO or (512) 463-9212. For more information on the Texas Coastal Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program Grants, please contact Melissa Porter at 1-800-998-4GLO or (512) 475-1393.
Last updated on 31 August 2009.
