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City of Austin

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Austin Watershed Protection Department (WPD)

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: Varies by watershed: 15% in Barton Springs Zone (B…

Critical Water Quality Zone …Water Quality Transition Zon…+3 more

City of Houston / Harris County

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) for drainage design

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap (Houston has no t…

FEMA Floodway / Special Floo…Harris County Flood Control …+1 more

City of Dallas

City

MS4 Phase II

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…

Trinity River Corridor (TRC)FEMA Floodplain / Floodway+1 more

City of San Antonio / Bexar County

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of San Antonio Development Services Department (DSD)

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: Recharge Zone: 15% max impervious cover (EAA rule)…

Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zon…Edwards Aquifer Contributing…+2 more

City of Fort Worth

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Fort Worth Development Services, Stormwater Management Division

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; water quality co…

Trinity River / Clearfork Co…FEMA Floodplain / Floodway+1 more

City of Arlington

City

MS4 Phase I

Submit to: City of Arlington — Public Works / Development Services Engineering Division

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No city-wide percentage cap on impervious cover; p…

FEMA Special Flood Hazard Ar…Lake Arlington Watershed+1 more

City of Plano

City

MS4 Phase I

Submit to: City of Plano — Engineering Department, Stormwater Management Division

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No city-wide percentage cap on impervious cover; p…

FEMA Special Flood Hazard Ar…Rowlett Creek Watershed+1 more

City of Garland

City

MS4 Phase I

Submit to: City of Garland Development Services

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

Lake Ray Hubbard Watershed P…Duck Creek Floodplain

City of Irving

City

MS4 Phase I

Submit to: City of Irving Development Services

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

Las Colinas Canal NetworkWest Fork Trinity River Floo…+1 more

City of Grand Prairie

City

MS4 Phase I

Submit to: City of Grand Prairie Development Services

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

Joe Pool Lake WatershedFEMA Special Flood Hazard Ar…

City of Frisco

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Frisco Development Services

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

Bois d'Arc Creek WatershedFEMA Special Flood Hazard Ar…+1 more

City of McKinney

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of McKinney — Public Works / Engineering Department

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No city-wide impervious cover percentage cap; post…

East Fork Trinity River / Tr…Lake Lavon Contributing Wate…+1 more

City of Carrollton

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Carrollton Development Services

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

Elm Fork Trinity River Corri…FEMA Special Flood Hazard Ar…

City of Richardson

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Richardson Development Services

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

Duck Creek Greenbelt Corrido…FEMA Special Flood Hazard Ar…

City of Lewisville

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Lewisville Development Services

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

Lewisville Lake USACE Projec…Elm Fork Trinity River Flood…

City of Allen

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Allen Development Services

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

East Fork Trinity / Lake Lav…FEMA Special Flood Hazard Ar…

City of Denton

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Denton — Development Services Department, Engineering Division

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No city-wide impervious cover percentage cap; post…

Denton Creek WatershedPecan Creek Watershed+1 more

Tarrant County

County

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: Tarrant County Transportation and Public Works Department

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No county-wide impervious cover cap for unincorpor…

FEMA Special Flood Hazard Ar…Trinity River Corridor

Collin County

County

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: Collin County Engineering Department

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No county-wide impervious cover cap for unincorpor…

FEMA Special Flood Hazard Ar…Lake Lavon Watershed+1 more

Denton County (Unincorporated)

County

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: Denton County Development Services

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No countywide impervious cover cap; drainage syste…

Lake Ray Roberts WatershedLewisville Lake Watershed+2 more

City of Pearland

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Pearland Engineering and Public Works

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

Clear Creek Watershed (Harri…Brazoria County Drainage Dis…+1 more

City of League City

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of League City Public Works / Engineering

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

Clear Lake / Galveston Bay S…FEMA Coastal High Hazard (V-…+1 more

City of Sugar Land

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Sugar Land Public Works

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

Brazos River FloodplainFort Bend County Drainage Di…+1 more

City of Pasadena

City

MS4 Phase I

Submit to: City of Pasadena Public Works / Engineering

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

Houston Ship Channel Industr…Armand Bayou Watershed and N…+1 more

City of Conroe

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Conroe Engineering Department

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

Lake Conroe WatershedSan Jacinto River Floodplain+1 more

Montgomery County

County

MS4 Phase II

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…

San Jacinto River Watershed …FEMA Special Flood Hazard Ar…+1 more

Fort Bend County

County

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: Fort Bend County Engineering Department, 301 Jackson St., Richmond, TX 77469

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No blanket countywide impervious cover cap; detent…

Brazos River Floodplain and …Buffalo Bayou / Barker Reser…+1 more

Galveston County

County

MS4 Phase II

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…

FEMA Coastal High Hazard Are…Texas Critical Dune Area and…+2 more

Brazoria County (Unincorporated)

County

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: Brazoria County Engineering Department

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No countywide impervious cover cap; drainage syste…

Brazos River FloodplainBrazoria County Drainage Dis…+2 more

Harris County Flood Control District

District

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: Harris County Flood Control District — Permit Center

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: HCFCD does not regulate impervious cover; however,…

HCFCD Primary Channel SystemHCFCD Detention Basin Adjace…+2 more

The Woodlands Township

District

No MS4

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…

Lake Woodlands Watershed Pro…Spring Creek Riparian Corrid…+2 more

City of Round Rock

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Round Rock Development Services Department

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: Round Rock does not impose a blanket citywide impe…

Edwards Aquifer Contributing…Brushy Creek Watershed / FEM…+1 more

City of Cedar Park

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Cedar Park Public Works Department

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No single citywide impervious cover cap; zoning an…

Edwards Aquifer Contributing…Brushy Creek Watershed / FEM…+1 more

City of Georgetown

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Georgetown Development Services

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; however, portion…

Lake Georgetown USACE Projec…Edwards Aquifer Contributing…+1 more

City of Leander

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Leander Development Services

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: Portions of Leander are within the Edwards Aquifer…

Edwards Aquifer Contributing…Brushy Creek Watershed+1 more

City of Pflugerville

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Pflugerville Development Services

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

Gilleland Creek FloodplainTravis/Williamson County Lin…+1 more

City of Kyle

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Kyle Development Services

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: Portions of Kyle are within the Edwards Aquifer Re…

Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zon…Edwards Aquifer Contributing…+2 more

City of Buda

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Buda Development Services

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: Portions of Buda are within the Edwards Aquifer Re…

Edwards Aquifer Recharge and…Onion Creek / Garlic Creek F…

City of San Marcos

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of San Marcos Development Services

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: Portions of San Marcos are within the Edwards Aqui…

Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zon…San Marcos River (Federally …+2 more

Travis County

County

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: Travis County Transportation and Natural Resources (TNR) Department

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No single county-wide cap; watershed-specific limi…

Barton Springs Edwards Aquif…Critical Water Quality Zone …+1 more

Williamson County

County

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: Williamson County Road and Bridge Department / Engineering Division

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No county-wide impervious cover cap for most uninc…

Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zon…FEMA Special Flood Hazard Ar…+1 more

Hays County (Unincorporated)

County

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: Hays County Development Services

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: Portions of unincorporated Hays County are within …

Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zon…Blanco River Floodplain+2 more

City of New Braunfels

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of New Braunfels Development Services

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: Portions of New Braunfels are within the Edwards A…

Comal Springs / Comal River …Edwards Aquifer Recharge and…+1 more

Comal County (Unincorporated)

County

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: Comal County Development Services

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: Significant portions of unincorporated Comal Count…

Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zon…Guadalupe River Canyon Flood…+1 more

City of El Paso

City

MS4 Phase I

Submit to: City of El Paso Development Services Department (DSD)

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage infrast…

Rio Grande Floodplain (FEMA …Desert Arroyo / Wash Corrido…+1 more

City of Corpus Christi

City

MS4 Phase I

Submit to: City of Corpus Christi Development Services

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; coastal and bay …

FEMA Coastal High Hazard Are…FEMA AE Floodplain — Nueces …+1 more

City of Lubbock

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Lubbock Planning & Zoning / Public Works Department

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

Playa Lake Watershed Protect…Buffalo Springs Lake / Doubl…

City of Amarillo

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Amarillo Engineering Department / Development Services

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

Canadian River WatershedFEMA Special Flood Hazard Ar…

City of McAllen

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of McAllen Public Works / Engineering Department

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage infrast…

FEMA Special Flood Hazard Ar…International Boundary Zone …+1 more

City of Brownsville

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Brownsville Public Works / Engineering

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

Rio Grande / IBWC Jurisdicti…Resaca System+2 more

City of Laredo

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Laredo Public Works / Engineering Department

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

Rio Grande Floodplain (FEMA …Zacate Creek Floodplain+2 more

City of Harlingen

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Harlingen Public Works / Engineering

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

Arroyo Colorado (Impaired Wa…Cameron County Irrigation / …+1 more

City of Edinburg

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Edinburg Public Works / Engineering

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

Hidalgo County Drainage Dist…FEMA Special Flood Hazard Ar…+1 more

City of Midland

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Midland Engineering Department / Development Services

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

Ephemeral Drainage Channels …FEMA Special Flood Hazard Ar…

City of Odessa

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Odessa Public Works / Engineering

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

Playa Lakes (Closed Drainage…Oil Field Infrastructure Pro…

City of Waco

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Waco Public Works / Engineering Department

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

Lake Waco Watershed Protecti…Brazos River Floodplain+1 more

City of Abilene

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Abilene Development Services

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

Water Supply Lake WatershedsDyess Air Force Base Buffer …+1 more

City of Killeen

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Killeen Development Services

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

Fort Cavazos (Fort Hood) Buf…Stillhouse Hollow Reservoir …+1 more

City of College Station

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of College Station Public Works / Development Services

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

Navasota River WatershedFEMA Special Flood Hazard Ar…+1 more

City of Bryan

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Bryan Public Works / Engineering

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

Navasota River WatershedFEMA Special Flood Hazard Ar…

City of Beaumont

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Beaumont Public Works / Engineering Services

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

FEMA Special Flood Hazard Ar…Industrial / Petrochemical C…+1 more

City of Tyler

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Tyler Development Services

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

Lake Tyler Watershed Protect…Lake Palestine Watershed+1 more

City of Victoria

City

MS4 Phase II

Submit to: City of Victoria Engineering / Development Services

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: No citywide impervious cover cap; drainage systems…

Guadalupe River FloodplainColeto Creek Reservoir Water…+1 more

Edwards Aquifer Authority (Regional)

Regional Authority

No MS4

Submit to: Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA), San Antonio

Detention: Required

Impervious limit: Recharge Zone: 15% max impervious cover (hard cap …

Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zon…Edwards Aquifer Contributing…+1 more
Note: Local requirements are layered on top of the TCEQ state permit. Both state and local requirements must be satisfied before beginning construction.