Most all industrial sites and manufacturing companies are required to have a stormwater filing. Printing companies are included in this group. Stormwater filings must be updated every 5 years, and all companies have the same due date in Texas. The Texas Commission for Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has posted notice on their website that stormwater renewals are due by November 12, 2021. Your company likely received a notice from TCEQ as well.

Each company will need to have a company profile account with TCEQ. You can check your profile by going to www.tceq.texas.gov and scrolling down to "Central Registry" and putting in your company name.

One person at your company likely already has a STEERs account with TCEQ, but if that person has left the company, you will need to contact them to set up a new authorized person to make  filings with the on-line e-permitting system.

Since most don't have paper scraps or chemicals outside, most printing companies can file a Stormwater No Exposure Certification (NEC). There will be a fee of around $100 due. The filing is fairly simple with eleven basic questions. The hardest part of the form is some of the header information (Including latitude/longitude, primary and secondary SIC code, and approximate acreage).

If filing on-line becomes impossible, you can contact TCEQ at (512) 239-3700 and obtain a paper form. Note that the cost normally doubles if you file with a paper form. This link has some more details and relevant links on this topic:

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