Stormwater Professionals Group serves Austin and Travis County with the same turn-key stormwater and wastewater services we provide in Houston. Our crews handle everything from detention pond maintenance to lift station installation, and we keep your site compliant with City of Austin and TCEQ requirements.
Our Austin services
- Detention and retention pond maintenance, mowing, and repair.
- Stormwater quality inspections for ponds, drains, and storm sewers.
- SWPPP compliance support through construction.
- SWQMP and SWPPP preparation and third-party plan review.
- Lift station installation, repair, and maintenance.
- Stormwater permit renewals and recurring compliance management.
Built for Austin-area requirements
Central Texas adds its own layer of rules on top of the statewide requirements. Development in the City of Austin is reviewed by the Watershed Protection Department against the Environmental Criteria Manual and the Drainage Criteria Manual, and Travis County has adopted the City of Austin criteria for its eastern watersheds. Water-quality controls in the Austin area include detention and sedimentation-filtration ponds, retention-irrigation and wet ponds, and green stormwater infrastructure such as biofiltration ponds, rain gardens, and vegetative filter strips.
Sites in the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone on the west side of Travis County carry additional protection requirements. We design and maintain your stormwater controls with those requirements in mind, including the ongoing maintenance the City expects, such as ponds that draw down within about 24 hours and vegetation kept to the required height.
Frequently asked questions
What stormwater rules apply to development in Austin and Travis County?
Development in the City of Austin is reviewed by the Watershed Protection Department against the Environmental Criteria Manual and the Drainage Criteria Manual, and Travis County has adopted the City of Austin criteria for its eastern watersheds. Sites also fall under the statewide TCEQ construction and post-construction stormwater requirements, and sites over the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone carry additional protection rules.
Does SPG serve Travis County and the greater Austin area?
Yes. We provide our stormwater and wastewater services across Austin and Travis County, the same turn-key scope we provide in Houston, from pond maintenance and inspections to SWQMP and SWPPP work and lift station services.
How are Austin stormwater requirements different from Houston?
Both markets follow the same statewide TCEQ permits, but the local water-quality and drainage criteria differ. Austin works from the City of Austin Environmental Criteria Manual and Drainage Criteria Manual and adds Edwards Aquifer protection on the west side of Travis County, while Houston works from the City of Houston Infrastructure Design Manual and Harris County Flood Control criteria. We design and maintain your controls to the criteria that apply to your site.
Request an Austin-area quote or call (832) 554-6654.