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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to test gathering requirements for certain wastewater |
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treatment facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 26, Water Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 26.054 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 26.054. WASTEWATER DATA GATHERING REQUIREMENTS (a) |
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The commission shall require testing through an accredited or |
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certified environmental testing laboratory for the compounds |
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listed in subsection (f).For every wastewater treatment facility |
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required to be tested under this section, the following shall be |
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tested: |
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(1) Wastewater influent before entering a facility for |
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treatment, including influent derived from industrial, cooling, |
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leachate, return flow, surface runoff, and urban runoff sources; |
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(2) Grit and debris separated before taken to a |
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landfill; |
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(3) Raw sewage; |
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(4) Pre-treated sewage; |
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(5) Biosolids; |
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(6) Sludge produced in wastewater treatment; |
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(7) Effluent departing wastewater treatment plant; |
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(8) Groundwater; |
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(9) Surface water; |
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(10) Water upon entering drinking water treatment |
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plant; |
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(11) Treated water departing drinking water treatment |
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plant; and |
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(12) Public drinking water. |
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(b) The commission shall select testing locations that are |
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reasonably representative of the typical water systems in the |
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community and shall avoid non-representative locations. The |
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commission may conduct more than one test in a particular category |
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to ensure reasonably representative results. |
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(c) Testing as described in Subsection (a) shall occur at |
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every wastewater treatment plant within ten (10) miles of every |
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city with a population of at least 250,000. |
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(d) In addition to the testing shall occur in no fewer than: |
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(1) ten (10) wastewater treatment plants within ten |
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(10) miles of cities with populations between 100,000 and 250,000; |
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(2) ten (10) wastewater treatment plants within ten |
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(10) miles of cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000; |
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and |
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(3) ten (10) wastewater treatment plants within ten |
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(10) miles of cities with populations below 25,000. |
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(e) The commission shall require testing once each calendar |
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quarter. |
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(f) The commission shall require testing for each of the |
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following urinary metabolites in the form of glucronytes: |
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(1) Benzophenone; |
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(2) Bisphenol A; |
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(3) Estrone; |
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(4) Ethynylestradiol; |
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(5) Musk Ketone; |
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(6) Pregnanediol; |
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(7) Testosterone; |
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(8) Tonalide (AHTN); |
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(9) 11β-[p-(Dimethylamino)phenyl]-17α-(1-propynyl)es |
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tra-4,9-dien-17β-ol-3-one;and |
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(10) any other organic substances as deemed necessary |
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by the commission. |
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(g) In addition to records required to be kept in the normal |
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course of water testing, the commission shall keep detailed records |
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of all testing conducted under this section, including: |
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(1) the date and location of sampling; |
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(2) date of testing; and |
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(3) the results of testing in nanograms per liter. |
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(h) The commission shall post quarterly on its Internet |
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website all reports, test results, and records required under this |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2023. |