30 Tex. Admin. Code § 305.542
Adopted new §305.542 adopts by reference 40 CFR Part 403, as amended, with the following exceptions. The commission is not adopting 40 CFR §§ 403.16 or 40 CFR § 403.19 because 40 CFR § 403.16 is less stringent than 30 TAC § 305.535 and 40CFR §403.19 expired in 2005. Additionally, the adopted rule states that where 40 CFR § 403.11 provides procedures for requesting and holding a public hearing, the commission shall instead require notice of and hold a public meeting. Public meetings conducted by the executive director provide an opportunity for public comment and follow the procedures described in 40 CFR § 403.11.
The federal regulations in 40 CFR Part 403 establish responsibilities of Federal, State, and local government, industry, and the public to implement National Pretreatment Standards to control pollutants which pass through or interfere with treatment processes in Publicly Owned Treatment Works or which may contaminate sewage sludge.
The federal regulations in 40 CFR Part 403, which were in effect on the date of TPDES program authorization (i.e., September 1998), were previously adopted by reference, as amended, in 30 TAC Chapter 315. EPA amended 40 CFR Part 403 several times after 1998. The adopted rule adopts by reference the most current version of 40 CFR Part 403 adopted on November 2, 2020, as amended.
30 Tex. Admin. Code § 305.542