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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to permissible uses of graywater for domestic use. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 341.039, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsection (c) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a-1) The standards adopted by the commission under |
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Subsection (a)(2) must permit the use of graywater for toilet and |
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urinal flushing. |
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(c) The commission may not require a permit for the domestic |
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use of less than 400 gallons of graywater each day if the graywater: |
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(1) originates from a private residence; |
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(2) is used by the occupants of that residence for |
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gardening, composting, [or] landscaping, or toilet or urinal |
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flushing at the residence; |
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(3) is collected using a system that overflows into a |
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sewage collection or on-site wastewater treatment and disposal |
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system; |
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(4) is stored in tanks that: |
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(A) are clearly labeled as nonpotable water; |
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(B) restrict access, especially to children; and |
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(C) eliminate habitat for mosquitoes and other |
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vectors; |
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(5) uses piping clearly identified as a nonpotable |
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water conduit, including identification through the use of purple |
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pipe, purple tape, or similar markings; |
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(6) is generated without the formation of ponds or |
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pools of graywater; |
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(7) does not create runoff across the property lines |
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or onto any paved surface; and |
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(8) is distributed by a surface or subsurface system |
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that does not spray into the air. |
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SECTION 2. Section 26.0311, Water Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) The standards adopted by the commission under |
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Subsection (b)(2) must permit the use of graywater for toilet and |
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urinal flushing. |
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SECTION 3. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
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shall adopt the standards required by Section 341.039, Health and |
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Safety Code, as amended by this Act, and Section 26.0311, Water |
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Code, as amended by this Act, not later than January 1, 2016. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |