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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain testing requirements at 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. Subchapter B, Chapter 26, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 26.054 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 26.054. URINARY METABOLITE TESTING FOR CERTAIN |
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WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES. (a) The commission shall conduct |
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quarterly testing for the urinary metabolites listed in Subsection |
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(b) of all intakes and outflows of the wastewater treatment |
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facilities described by Subsection (c). Tests conducted under this |
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section must be performed by an accredited or certified |
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environmental testing laboratory. |
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(b) In accordance with Subsection (a), the commission shall |
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conduct testing for the following urinary metabolites in the form |
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of gluconates: |
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(1) benzophenone; |
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(2) bisphenol A; |
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(3) estrone; |
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(4) ethinyl estradiol; |
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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) mifepristone; and |
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(10) any other organic substance required to be tested |
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for by the commission. |
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(c) The commission shall conduct the testing required by |
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this section at: |
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(1) each wastewater treatment facility located within |
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10 miles of a municipality with a population of 250,000 or more; and |
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(2) at least 10 wastewater treatment facilities |
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located within 10 miles of a municipality: |
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(A) with a population of 100,000 or more but less |
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than 250,000; |
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(B) with a population of 25,000 or more but less |
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than 100,000; and |
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(C) with a population of less than 25,000. |
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(d) In selecting wastewater treatment facilities for |
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testing under Subsection (c)(2), the commission shall prioritize |
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facilities that reasonably represent typical wastewater systems of |
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municipalities of the population categories in that subsection. |
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(e) The commission shall maintain detailed records of all |
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testing conducted under this section and publish the records on the |
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commission's Internet website. The records must include: |
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(1) the date on which each sample was collected; |
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(2) the location from which each sample was collected; |
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(3) the date on which each sample was tested for the |
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presence of the urinary metabolites listed in Subsection (b); and |
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(4) the results of the test for each urinary |
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metabolite listed in Subsection (b) in parts per trillion. |
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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, 2025. |