Texas Water Code

§ 32.101 — ISSUANCE OF PERMIT

WA § 32.101Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part D. WATER QUALITY CONTROL · Ch. 32. SUBSURFACE AREA DRIP DISPERSAL SYSTEM · Art. C. ISSUANCE OF PERMITS: TERMS AND CONDITIONS

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(a)The commission may grant an application for a permit for a subsurface area drip dispersal system in whole or part and may issue the permit if it finds that:

(1)the use or installation of the system is in the public interest;

(2)with proper safeguards, both subsurface and surface fresh water can be adequately protected from pollution; and

(3)the applicant has provided for the proper operation of the system.

(b)In the permit, the commission shall impose terms and conditions reasonably necessary to protect fresh water from pollution.

(c)The commission, in determining if the use or installation of a subsurface area drip dispersal system is in the public interest under Subsection (a)(1), shall consider:

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021 (H.B. 2694), Sec. 4.22, eff. September 1, 2011.