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House Bill 2651 |
House Author: Krusee |
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Effective: 6-17-05 |
Senate Sponsor: Ogden |
House Bill 2651 creates the Subsurface Area Drip Dispersal System Act in the Water Code to maintain water quality and promote beneficial reuse of commercial, industrial, and municipal waste to reduce fresh water demand. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is required to implement the Act. The bill includes provisions relating to a permit to operate a system and information required for an application for a permit; inspection of a proposed dispersion area, recommendations on aspects of an application from other persons, and a hearing on a permit application; issuance of a permit; filing a copy of a permit with local health authorities; the opportunity to comment on proposed rules; and commission powers to enter property and to examine records.