Bill Text: TX SB1289 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the disposal of reclaimed wastewater.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2023-06-18 - Effective immediately [SB1289 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-SB1289-Introduced.html

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88R13167 MP-F
By: Perry S.B. No. 1289

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the disposal of reclaimed wastewater.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 26, Water Code, is amended
by adding Section 26.02715 to read as follows:
Sec. 26.02715. DISPOSAL OF RECLAIMED WASTEWATER TO
WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM. (a) A wastewater treatment facility
that treats domestic wastewater for reuse may dispose of the
treated wastewater without a permit for an alternative means of
disposal if the facility:
(1) disposes of the water through a wastewater
collection system; and
(2) has the consent of the operator of:
(A) the wastewater collection system that will
receive the water; and
(B) any wastewater treatment facility that will
treat the water.
(b) The commission shall adopt rules to implement and
enforce this subsection.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall
adopt the rules required by Section 26.02715, Water Code, as added
by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2023.