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TCEQ TXR150000 renewal: the Texas construction stormwater permit expires March 5, 2028

TCEQ has begun renewing TXR150000, the Texas construction general permit, which expires on March 5, 2028; the current permit took effect March 5, 2023. TCEQ shared preliminary proposed changes at a June 9, 2026 stakeholder meeting. They are not permit text, and no draft permit had been posted as of October 20, 2026. TCEQ construction stormwater page TCEQ Stormwater Stakeholders Group

Preliminary. The 2028 changes on this page are TCEQ's preliminary proposals from June 9, 2026, not permit text. Checked October 20, 2026. We will update this page when TCEQ posts the draft permit.

Sources last checked October 19, 2026. Prepared by our team led by Mohamed Elansary, PhD, with AI research tools. We are not a licensed engineering firm and do not seal plans.

General information; your permit text controls. Not legal advice and not engineering judgment. We make no promise of permit coverage, agency acceptance or compliance.

Where the renewal stands

Date	Step
March 5, 2023	Current TXR150000 took effect. TXR150000
June 9, 2026	TCEQ hybrid stakeholder meeting on preliminary proposed changes. TCEQ
June 23, 2026	Informal two-week comment period ended (comments to [email protected], subject "2028 CGP Renewal"). TCEQ
Next	TCEQ said it will review EPA's proposed 2027 CGP "to determine if any should be implemented in TCEQ's CGP during this renewal". A draft permit and formal public notice were not posted as of October 20, 2026.
March 5, 2028	TXR150000 expires. TCEQ

If your authorization is active and construction is ongoing when the permit expires and TCEQ issues a new permit, the current permit grants a 90-day grace period, starting on the new permit's effective date, during which coverage continues while you obtain coverage under the new permit. TXR150000 Part II.E.5(d)

What TCEQ has preliminarily proposed (June 9, 2026 handout)

These are preliminary; TCEQ marked several as "Requesting feedback". TCEQ handout, Preliminary Proposed Changes to the 2028 Permit

The SWP3 would carry the signed statement required by 30 TAC §305.128, "to align requirements with the EPA CGP and TCEQ MSGP".
A new, separate Part IV for inspection and evaluation requirements, which now sit inside "Contents of the SWP3".
Final stabilization: remove part (b), so homebuilder hand-offs go through Transfer of Operational Control; add native plants or seeding; define "large bare areas" (preliminary text: "larger than 10 sq ft").
Termination: remove the option to schedule removal of temporary controls after the NOT, and add incentives to file NOTs.
Biodegradable erosion and sediment controls where feasible, such as natural-fiber silt fence.
An Endangered Species Act acknowledgment statement in the SWP3.
More Notice of Change examples, including any change to the NOI's General Characteristics section.
Site notices: the 30 TAC §305.44 certification statement on the large and small Construction Site Notices, plus primary and secondary check boxes on the small notice.
A flow chart note to check local authorities for stricter rules, and possible Regulatory Guidance on "common plan of development".

What this means for active Texas sites

Sites covered under the 2023 permit that are still active near March 5, 2028 will need to move to the 2028 permit on terms TCEQ sets in the renewed permit; those terms are not published yet. If the preliminary changes survive, expect SWP3 updates for the certification statement, the separate inspection part, the stabilization definition and the ESA statement. Today's rules are on the TXR150000 page.

We write SWP3s to TXR150000 and map each section to the permit part it answers. When TCEQ issues the 2028 permit, we will write plans to its text. You, the operator, sign the plan, post the site notice and file the NOI in STEERS; we do not file for you.

What this page does not cover

The final 2028 permit (not issued yet), local city or county rules, and industrial permits. The 2028 items on this page are TCEQ's preliminary proposals, not permit text.

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