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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a county to implement a pilot program |
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to reuse wastewater at county facilities. |
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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. COUNTY PILOT PROGRAM FOR WASTEWATER REUSE. |
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(a) This section applies only to a county with a population of more |
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than 3.3 million. |
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(b) A county may implement a pilot program to reuse any form |
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of wastewater at a county facility for subsurface irrigation and |
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toilet and urinal flushing. The program must require the wastewater |
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to be treated at the facility before reuse. |
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(c) The commission may adopt rules to ensure that a program |
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implemented under this section does not create a nuisance and does |
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not threaten human health or damage the quality of surface water and |
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groundwater in this state. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |