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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to guidance on the regulations applicable to the potable |
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reuse of wastewater. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 341, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 341.0391 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 341.0391. DIRECT POTABLE REUSE GUIDANCE. (a) In this |
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section, "direct potable reuse" means the introduction of treated |
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reclaimed municipal wastewater either: |
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(1) directly into a public water system; or |
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(2) into a raw water supply immediately before the |
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water enters a drinking water treatment plant. |
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(b) The commission shall develop and make available to the |
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public a regulatory guidance manual to explain commission rules |
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that apply to direct potable reuse. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |