Tex. Water Code § 26.02715
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 26.02715, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 26.02715. DISPOSAL OF RECLAIMED WASTEWATER TO WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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