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Senate Bill 1707 |
Senate Author: Staples |
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Effective: 9-1-05 |
House Sponsor: McReynolds |
Senate Bill 1707 amends the Water Code to define "liquid waste handling system" and to provide that procedures applicable to permits for concentrated animal feeding operations do not apply to a poultry operation that does not use a liquid waste handling system. The bill authorizes the State Soil and Water Conservation Board to certify a water quality management plan for a poultry facility that does not use a liquid waste handling system and that is required to obtain a permit or other authorization from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The bill provides that the board's ability to certify a water quality management plan does not affect the TCEQ's authority to investigate and take action against an unauthorized waste discharge.