Tex. Water Code § 26.0491
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 26.0491, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 26.0491. MODEL STANDARDS TO PREVENT DISCHARGE OF UNTREATED WASTEWATER FROM SANITARY SEWERS.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, "separate sanitary sewer system" has the meaning assigned by Section 26.049.
(b) The commission shall adopt model standards for use by an operator of a separate sanitary sewer system that are designed to prevent the discharge of untreated wastewater from a separate sanitary sewer system as a result of blockage due to grease.
(c) The model standards shall include the following elements:
(1) a requirement that grease be completely removed from grease traps on a regular basis;
(2) a minimum schedule for cleaning of grease traps by a grease trap operator that is sufficient to prevent blockages in the collection system resulting from grease;
(3) an opportunity to receive an exception from the cleaning schedule;
(4) a requirement that new commercial and industrial facilities properly install and use grease traps;
(5) a requirement that, at a commercial or industrial facility where a grease trap has previously been installed, a grease trap be properly used;
(6) a requirement that alternative treatment methods be supported by scientific data determined by the commission to show that the method will prevent blockages in the collection system caused by grease and will not affect the performance of the system's treatment plant;
(7) a uniform manifest system; and
(8) a schedule of penalties.
(b) The commission shall adopt model standards for use by an operator of a separate sanitary sewer system that are designed to prevent the discharge of untreated wastewater from a separate sanitary sewer system as a result of blockage due to grease.
(c) The model standards shall include the following elements:
(1) a requirement that grease be completely removed from grease traps on a regular basis;
(2) a minimum schedule for cleaning of grease traps by a grease trap operator that is sufficient to prevent blockages in the collection system resulting from grease;
(3) an opportunity to receive an exception from the cleaning schedule;
(4) a requirement that new commercial and industrial facilities properly install and use grease traps;
(5) a requirement that, at a commercial or industrial facility where a grease trap has previously been installed, a grease trap be properly used;
(6) a requirement that alternative treatment methods be supported by scientific data determined by the commission to show that the method will prevent blockages in the collection system caused by grease and will not affect the performance of the system's treatment plant;
(7) a uniform manifest system; and
(8) a schedule of penalties.
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