By: Perry, Springer S.B. No. 905

(In the Senate - Filed March 1, 2021; March 11, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs; March 30, 2021, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; March 30, 2021, sent to printer.) Click here to see the committee vote

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 905 By: Perry

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.

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