The renewal of the Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) was adopted by the Commission on July 20, 2011, and will become effective on August 14, 2011. Notices of Intent must be filed by November 1, 2011.

http://www.tceq.texas.gov/permitting/stormwater/TXR05whattodo.html

TCEQ Adopts Revised Water Quality Standards 

Act 955 - Surface Water Resources Management
Act 955 was passed to provide Louisiana’s first management tool to provide safe and orderly access to running surface water.  The Louisiana Legislature has directed that the Department of Natural Resources enter into cooperative agreements with water users for the withdrawal of running surface waters.
http://dnr.louisiana.gov/sec/955/955.htm

Oil and Gas Greenhouse Gas Update
Recent Federal Regulations (40 CFR Part 98, subpart W) require companies engaged in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas to develop a monitoring plan, collect data, and report greenhouse gas emissions for calendar year 2011 and future years.  These requirements are applicable to many natural gas processing facilities, compressor facilities, well sites, drilling, completion, and workover operations.   Reporting will be done at the individual facility level for natural gas processing plants, but is required to be aggregated and tabulated by basin for well sites.   Companies with emissions in excess of 25,000 metric tons CO2 equivalent are required to develop a monitoring plan, obtain data, maintain records, and report  their emissions.  These emissions can include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxides.  Note that 1 ton of methane is equivalent to 21 tons of carbon dioxide and 1 ton of nitrous oxide is equivalent to 310 tons of carbon dioxide.   For more information, please see the EPA’s website here: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgrulemaking.html or contact Titanium Environmental Services so that we can meet your Greenhouse Gas reporting needs.    

New Oil and Gas Permit by Rule and Standard Permit
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has formally adopted amendments to permits by rule (PBR) and the standard permit covering oil and gas exploration, development, and certain production activities. These changes are expected to be effective for new sites in the Barnett Shale on February 1, 2011 and across the remainder of the state on January 5, 2012. Existing sites covered under the old PBR will be required to notify TCEQ which historical authorization are claimed by January 2013. Existing sites must also meet planned MSS requirements by January 5, 2012. New sites, and changes that result in new construction or an increase in actual emissions at existing sites will trigger application of the new requirements. These changes include, but are not limited to, requirements for notification prior to construction, impacts evaluations are required for project increases when there are property lines or receptors in close proximity, and sampling representative gas streams and engine performance. For more information, see the TCEQ website, or contact Titanium Environmental Services, LLC so we can review your permitting needs.

The PBR can be found here: http://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/legal/rules/rule_lib/adoptions/10018106_ado_REVISED%20BU.pdf

The new standard permit can be found here:http://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/legal/rules/rule_lib/adoptions/OGS%20Standard%20Permit_ado_REVISED%20BU.pdf