Haltom City, TX Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)

Haltom City operates a municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) regulated under the Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES) general permit administered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The city's stormwater management program addresses six minimum control measures: public education, public involvement, illicit discharge detection and elimination, construction site runoff control, post-construction stormwater management, and pollution prevention for municipal operations. Construction activities disturbing 1 acre or more (or smaller sites part of a larger common plan of development totaling 1 acre) must prepare a stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) under TCEQ Construction General Permit TXR150000. Required best management practices include silt fences around disturbed areas, inlet protection on storm drains, stabilized construction entrances with rock to prevent tracking, concrete washout containment, and prompt stabilization of exposed soil through seeding, mulch, or erosion control blankets. SWPPPs must be kept on site and inspected weekly and after every 0.5 inch rainfall. Post-construction, detention ponds and water quality basins installed to meet release rate and treatment standards must be maintained for the life of the development. Illicit discharges to the storm sewer are prohibited by the Haltom City stormwater ordinance. Only rainwater, permitted dechlorinated pool water, and specified clean dewatering may enter storm drains. Prohibited discharges include oil, paint, cleaners, yard chemicals, wash water from concrete trucks, pet waste, grass clippings dumped in drains, sanitary sewage, and food waste. Residents can report illicit discharges to Haltom City Public Works, which investigates and can issue notices of violation and fines. Pet waste must be picked up from yards and public places. Car washing in driveways should direct wash water to the yard rather than the gutter.