Texas — Local Jurisdictions
City and county stormwater requirements beyond the state permit
City of Austin
City
Submit to: City of Austin Watershed Protection Department (WPD)
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: Varies by watershed: 15% in Barton Springs Zone (B…
City of Houston / Harris County
City
Submit to: Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) for drainage design
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap (Houston has no t…
City of Dallas
City
Submit to: City of Dallas Department of Sustainable Development and Construction (SDC), Engineering Division
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; water quality co…
City of San Antonio / Bexar County
City
Submit to: City of San Antonio Development Services Department (DSD)
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: Recharge Zone: 15% max impervious cover (EAA rule)…
City of Fort Worth
City
Submit to: City of Fort Worth Development Services, Stormwater Management Division
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; water quality co…
City of Arlington
City
Submit to: City of Arlington — Public Works / Development Services Engineering Division
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No city-wide percentage cap on impervious cover; p…
City of Plano
City
Submit to: City of Plano — Engineering Department, Stormwater Management Division
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No city-wide percentage cap on impervious cover; p…
City of Garland
City
Submit to: City of Garland Development Services
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
City of Irving
City
Submit to: City of Irving Development Services
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
City of Grand Prairie
City
Submit to: City of Grand Prairie Development Services
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
City of Frisco
City
Submit to: City of Frisco Development Services
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
City of McKinney
City
Submit to: City of McKinney — Public Works / Engineering Department
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No city-wide impervious cover percentage cap; post…
City of Carrollton
City
Submit to: City of Carrollton Development Services
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
City of Richardson
City
Submit to: City of Richardson Development Services
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
City of Lewisville
City
Submit to: City of Lewisville Development Services
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
City of Allen
City
Submit to: City of Allen Development Services
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
City of Denton
City
Submit to: City of Denton — Development Services Department, Engineering Division
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No city-wide impervious cover percentage cap; post…
Tarrant County
County
Submit to: Tarrant County Transportation and Public Works Department
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No county-wide impervious cover cap for unincorpor…
Collin County
County
Submit to: Collin County Engineering Department
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No county-wide impervious cover cap for unincorpor…
Denton County (Unincorporated)
County
Submit to: Denton County Development Services
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No countywide impervious cover cap; drainage syste…
City of Pearland
City
Submit to: City of Pearland Engineering and Public Works
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
City of League City
City
Submit to: City of League City Public Works / Engineering
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
City of Sugar Land
City
Submit to: City of Sugar Land Public Works
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
City of Pasadena
City
Submit to: City of Pasadena Public Works / Engineering
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
City of Conroe
City
Submit to: City of Conroe Engineering Department
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
Montgomery County
County
Submit to: Montgomery County Engineering Department, 501 N. Thompson St., Suite 405, Conroe, TX 77301
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No countywide blanket limit; site-specific detenti…
Fort Bend County
County
Submit to: Fort Bend County Engineering Department, 301 Jackson St., Richmond, TX 77469
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No blanket countywide impervious cover cap; detent…
Galveston County
County
Submit to: Galveston County Public Works Department, 722 Moody Ave., Galveston, TX 77550 (Engineering Division)
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No countywide blanket impervious cover cap for uni…
Brazoria County (Unincorporated)
County
Submit to: Brazoria County Engineering Department
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No countywide impervious cover cap; drainage syste…
Harris County Flood Control District
District
Submit to: Harris County Flood Control District — Permit Center
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: HCFCD does not regulate impervious cover; however,…
The Woodlands Township
District
Submit to: The Woodlands Township Development Standards Committee (DSC), 2801 Technology Forest Blvd., The Woodlands, TX 77381
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: The Woodlands Development Standards impose impervi…
City of Round Rock
City
Submit to: City of Round Rock Development Services Department
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: Round Rock does not impose a blanket citywide impe…
City of Cedar Park
City
Submit to: City of Cedar Park Public Works Department
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No single citywide impervious cover cap; zoning an…
City of Georgetown
City
Submit to: City of Georgetown Development Services
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; however, portion…
City of Leander
City
Submit to: City of Leander Development Services
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: Portions of Leander are within the Edwards Aquifer…
City of Pflugerville
City
Submit to: City of Pflugerville Development Services
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
City of Kyle
City
Submit to: City of Kyle Development Services
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: Portions of Kyle are within the Edwards Aquifer Re…
City of Buda
City
Submit to: City of Buda Development Services
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: Portions of Buda are within the Edwards Aquifer Re…
City of San Marcos
City
Submit to: City of San Marcos Development Services
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: Portions of San Marcos are within the Edwards Aqui…
Travis County
County
Submit to: Travis County Transportation and Natural Resources (TNR) Department
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No single county-wide cap; watershed-specific limi…
Williamson County
County
Submit to: Williamson County Road and Bridge Department / Engineering Division
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No county-wide impervious cover cap for most uninc…
Hays County (Unincorporated)
County
Submit to: Hays County Development Services
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: Portions of unincorporated Hays County are within …
City of New Braunfels
City
Submit to: City of New Braunfels Development Services
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: Portions of New Braunfels are within the Edwards A…
Comal County (Unincorporated)
County
Submit to: Comal County Development Services
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: Significant portions of unincorporated Comal Count…
City of El Paso
City
Submit to: City of El Paso Development Services Department (DSD)
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage infrast…
City of Corpus Christi
City
Submit to: City of Corpus Christi Development Services
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; coastal and bay …
City of Lubbock
City
Submit to: City of Lubbock Planning & Zoning / Public Works Department
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
City of Amarillo
City
Submit to: City of Amarillo Engineering Department / Development Services
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
City of McAllen
City
Submit to: City of McAllen Public Works / Engineering Department
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage infrast…
City of Brownsville
City
Submit to: City of Brownsville Public Works / Engineering
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
City of Laredo
City
Submit to: City of Laredo Public Works / Engineering Department
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
City of Harlingen
City
Submit to: City of Harlingen Public Works / Engineering
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
City of Edinburg
City
Submit to: City of Edinburg Public Works / Engineering
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
City of Midland
City
Submit to: City of Midland Engineering Department / Development Services
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
City of Odessa
City
Submit to: City of Odessa Public Works / Engineering
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
City of Waco
City
Submit to: City of Waco Public Works / Engineering Department
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
City of Abilene
City
Submit to: City of Abilene Development Services
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
City of Killeen
City
Submit to: City of Killeen Development Services
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
City of College Station
City
Submit to: City of College Station Public Works / Development Services
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
City of Bryan
City
Submit to: City of Bryan Public Works / Engineering
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
City of Beaumont
City
Submit to: City of Beaumont Public Works / Engineering Services
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
City of Tyler
City
Submit to: City of Tyler Development Services
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
City of Victoria
City
Submit to: City of Victoria Engineering / Development Services
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…
Edwards Aquifer Authority (Regional)
Regional Authority
Submit to: Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA), San Antonio
Detention: Required
Impervious limit: Recharge Zone: 15% max impervious cover (hard cap …