| |
| |
|
|
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
|
|
|
AN ACT
|
|
|
relating to guidance on the regulations applicable to the potable |
|
|
reuse of wastewater. |
|
|
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
|
|
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 341, Health and Safety |
|
|
Code, is amended by adding Section 341.0391 to read as follows: |
|
|
Sec. 341.0391. DIRECT POTABLE REUSE GUIDANCE. (a) In this |
|
|
section, "direct potable reuse" means the introduction of treated |
|
|
reclaimed water either directly into a potable water system or into |
|
|
the raw water supply entering a drinking water treatment plant. |
|
|
(b) The commission shall develop and make available to the |
|
|
public a regulatory guidance manual to explain commission rules |
|
|
that apply to direct potable reuse. |
|
|
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |