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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a restriction on permits authorizing discharges of |
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treated wastewater into or adjacent to any water in the |
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contributing or recharge zone of the Barton Springs segment of the |
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Edwards Aquifer. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 26, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 26.0465 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 26.0465. RESTRICTION ON PERMITS FOR DISCHARGES OF |
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TREATED WASTEWATER INTO WATER IN CERTAIN ZONES OF BARTON SPRINGS |
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SEGMENT OF EDWARDS AQUIFER. The commission may not: |
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(1) issue a new permit authorizing the discharge of |
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treated wastewater into or adjacent to any water in the |
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contributing or recharge zone of the Barton Springs segment of the |
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Edwards Aquifer; or |
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(2) amend a permit that was issued before September 1, |
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2007, to authorize an increase in the amount of treated wastewater |
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that may be discharged into or adjacent to any water in the |
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contributing or recharge zone of the Barton Springs segment of the |
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Edwards Aquifer. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |