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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to boil water notices issued by public drinking water |
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supply systems. |
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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 341.043 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 341.043. BOIL WATER NOTICES. (a) The commission shall |
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require an operator of a public drinking water supply system to |
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issue a boil water notice not later than 12 hours after the public |
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drinking water supply system learns of: |
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(1) a violation by the system of rules adopted by the |
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commission under this subchapter that creates a significant |
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potential for human health to be seriously adversely affected; or |
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(2) a situation that creates a significant potential |
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for human health to be adversely affected by water from the system. |
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(b) If the violation or situation has not been resolved 48 |
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hours after the boil water notice was issued, the public drinking |
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water supply system shall reissue the boil water notice with a |
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statement describing the actions the public drinking water supply |
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system is taking to address the violation or situation. |
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(c) A public drinking water supply system may issue a boil |
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water notice by any means of direct communication that meets the |
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requirements of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. |
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Section 300f et seq.). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |