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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the adoption by the Railroad Commission of Texas of a |
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permit by rule for the beneficial reuse of domestic wastewater and |
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mobile drinking water treatment system wastewater produced at |
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certain oil and gas drilling sites. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle D, Title 3, Natural Resources Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 124 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 124. TREATMENT AND RECYCLING FOR BENEFICIAL USE OF CERTAIN |
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WASTEWATER AT OIL AND GAS DRILLING SITES |
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Sec. 124.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Commission" means the Railroad Commission of |
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Texas. |
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(2) "Domestic wastewater" means wastewater that |
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originates primarily from kitchen, bathroom, and laundry sources, |
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including waste from food preparation, dishwashing, garbage |
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grinding, toilets, baths, showers, and sinks of a residential |
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dwelling. |
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(3) "Mobile drinking water treatment system |
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wastewater" means wastewater generated from the treatment of |
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surface or subsurface groundwater for drinking water purposes. |
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Sec. 124.002. BENEFICIAL RECYCLING OF CERTAIN WASTEWATER AT |
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OIL AND GAS DRILLING SITES. (a) This section applies to an oil and |
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gas drilling site regardless of whether the well has been |
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completed. |
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(b) The commission shall adopt a permit by rule for the |
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beneficial recycling of: |
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(1) treated domestic wastewater generated at oil and |
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gas drilling sites; and |
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(2) mobile drinking water treatment system |
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wastewater, including reverse osmosis reject water, generated from |
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oil and gas drilling sites. |
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(c) The commission, in adopting a permit by rule under this |
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section, must require: |
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(1) that discharges of treated wastewater at oil and |
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gas drilling sites are in compliance with the state's applicable |
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water quality standards for reuse down-hole or applied to land; |
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(2) notification of the start date and exact location |
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for each domestic wastewater or mobile drinking water treatment |
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system unit; |
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(3) reporting requirements that include: |
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(A) the total number of days domestic wastewater |
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or mobile drinking water treatment system wastewater is reused or |
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applied after treatment; |
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(B) the total volume of each type of wastewater |
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received for treatment; |
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(C) the total volume of treated effluent for each |
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type of reuse method, including down-hole, controlled irrigation, |
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and dust suppression; |
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(D) a table of the water treatment analytical |
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results, sampling dates, corresponding analytical reports, and |
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chain of custody for the parameters; and |
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(E) the filing of an organization report; and |
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(4) financial security assurances in an amount not to |
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exceed $200,000 per year for each active permit. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2021, the Railroad |
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Commission of Texas shall adopt the permit by rule as required by |
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Section 124.002, Natural Resources Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |