Bill Text: TX HB1192 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to permissible uses of graywater for domestic use.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-03 - Referred to Natural Resources [HB1192 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB1192-Introduced.html
84R5558 JRR-D | ||
By: Isaac | H.B. No. 1192 |
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relating to permissible uses of graywater for domestic use. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 341.039, Health and Safety Code, is | ||
amended by adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsection (c) to | ||
read as follows: | ||
(a-1) The standards adopted by the commission under | ||
Subsection (a)(2) must permit the use of graywater for toilet and | ||
urinal flushing. | ||
(c) The commission may not require a permit for the domestic | ||
use of less than 400 gallons of graywater each day if the graywater: | ||
(1) originates from a private residence; | ||
(2) is used by the occupants of that residence for | ||
gardening, composting, [ |
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flushing at the residence; | ||
(3) is collected using a system that overflows into a | ||
sewage collection or on-site wastewater treatment and disposal | ||
system; | ||
(4) is stored in tanks that: | ||
(A) are clearly labeled as nonpotable water; | ||
(B) restrict access, especially to children; and | ||
(C) eliminate habitat for mosquitoes and other | ||
vectors; | ||
(5) uses piping clearly identified as a nonpotable | ||
water conduit, including identification through the use of purple | ||
pipe, purple tape, or similar markings; | ||
(6) is generated without the formation of ponds or | ||
pools of graywater; | ||
(7) does not create runoff across the property lines | ||
or onto any paved surface; and | ||
(8) is distributed by a surface or subsurface system | ||
that does not spray into the air. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 26.0311, Water Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: | ||
(b-1) The standards adopted by the commission under | ||
Subsection (b)(2) must permit the use of graywater for toilet and | ||
urinal flushing. | ||
SECTION 3. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality | ||
shall adopt the standards required by Section 341.039, Health and | ||
Safety Code, as amended by this Act, and Section 26.0311, Water | ||
Code, as amended by this Act, not later than January 1, 2016. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |