Designation as either a Type 1 or Type 2 facility by the City of Houston
and your facility will be require to monitor pursuant to section 47-723(b)(12)
or section 47-723(c)(5) of the City of Houston’s city ordinances. The monitoring
requirements can be base on such factors as the nature of the activities at the
facility and facility substantial contribution of pollutants. Whatever the
monitoring requirements are Storm Water Site Manager can help your facility
achieve these goals.
Storm Water Site Manager can help with the development of your site
drainage patterns and if needed site map(s) to help accurately depict drainage
patterns and sampling points of interest for your facility so you can monitor in
pursuant to section 47-723(b)(12) or section 47-723(c)(5) of the City of
Houston’s city ordinances.
The Storm Water Site Manager can perform the sampling requirements
designated by your Type 1 or Type 2 designation. The collection storm water
samples must be made in pursuant to the Multi Sector General Permit No. TXR050000 Part III. Section C. In some cases your facility will have to validate
their sampling pursuant to Multi Sector General Permit No. TXR050000
A facility can terminate its designation as a Type 1 or Type 2 Designation if the facility believes it no longer
or has never contribute a substantial pollutant loading or a pollutant to the MS4. Storm Water Site Manager can assist a facility with demonstrating it no
longer or never has contribute a substantial pollutant loading or a pollutant to the MS4 a facility may terminate its designation. Once a facility has
demonstrated In lieu of the monitoring required by section 47-723, a facility may submit once every five years a certification that raw and waste materials,
final and intermediate products and by-products, material handling equipment or activities, industrial machinery or operations, or significant materials
from past industrial activity are not presently exposed to storm water and are not expected to be exposed to storm water.