By: Perry, et al. S.B. No. 905
 
  (Frank)
 
   
 
 
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 municipal wastewater either:
               (1)  directly into a public water system; or
               (2)  into a raw water supply immediately before the
  water enters 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.