Bill Text: TX SB1289 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the disposal of reclaimed wastewater.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-18 - Effective immediately [SB1289 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB1289-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 1289 | ||
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| relating to the disposal of reclaimed wastewater. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 26, Water Code, is amended | ||
| by adding Section 26.02715 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 26.02715. DISPOSAL OF RECLAIMED WASTEWATER TO | ||
| WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM. (a) A wastewater treatment facility | ||
| or reclaimed water production facility that treats domestic | ||
| wastewater for reuse may dispose of the treated wastewater without | ||
| a permit for an alternative means of disposal if the facility: | ||
| (1) disposes of the treated wastewater through a | ||
| wastewater collection system; and | ||
| (2) has the consent of the operator of: | ||
| (A) the wastewater collection system that will | ||
| receive the treated wastewater; and | ||
| (B) any wastewater treatment facility that will | ||
| further treat the treated wastewater. | ||
| (b) The owner of a reclaimed water production facility that | ||
| meets the requirements of Subsection (a) may not be required to be | ||
| the owner of an associated domestic wastewater treatment facility | ||
| that is permitted by the commission. | ||
| (c) The commission shall adopt rules to implement and | ||
| enforce this section. | ||
| SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date | ||
| of this Act, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall | ||
| adopt the rules required by Section 26.02715, Water Code, as added | ||
| by this Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. 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, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1289 passed the Senate on | ||
| April 12, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1289 passed the House on | ||
| May 24, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 118, Nays 20, one | ||
| present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
