Any construction in Guadalupe County that disturbs one acre or more must obtain coverage under the TCEQ Construction General Permit TXR150000 and keep a stormwater pollution prevention plan on site. Counties have limited stormwater authority in unincorporated areas.
Guadalupe County lies below the Balcones Escarpment, over the confined portion of the Edwards Aquifer. The Edwards recharge and contributing zones that trigger TCEQ's 30 TAC Chapter 213 water-pollution-abatement rules sit to the west and northwest in Comal and Bexar counties, not over most of Guadalupe County land. What does apply countywide is the statewide construction stormwater program: any site disturbing one acre or more, or part of a larger common plan, must file a Notice of Intent for the TXR150000 general permit, develop a stormwater pollution prevention plan, and control sediment leaving the site toward the Guadalupe River, Cibolo Creek, and Geronimo Creek. Because Texas counties cannot zone, the county itself has no general stormwater ordinance in unincorporated areas.
Discharging construction stormwater without TXR150000 authorization violates the Texas Water Code and draws TCEQ administrative penalties. Uncontrolled sediment reaching a creek or the Guadalupe River can compound liability.
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