Tex. Water Code § 27.021
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 27.021, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 27.021. PERMIT FOR DISPOSAL OF BRINE FROM DESALINATION OPERATIONS OR OF DRINKING WATER TREATMENT RESIDUALS IN CLASS I INJECTION WELLS.
Official statutory text
(a) The commission may issue a permit to dispose of brine produced by a desalination operation or of drinking water treatment residuals in a Class I injection well if the applicant for the permit meets all the statutory and regulatory requirements for the issuance of a permit for a Class I injection well.
(a-1) A permit issued under this section may authorize the disposal of water treatment residuals produced by the desalination of seawater.
(b) The commission by rule shall provide for public notice and comment on an application for a permit authorized by this section. Notwithstanding Section 27.018, an application for a permit authorized by this section is not subject to the hearing requirements of Chapter 2001, Government Code.
(a-1) A permit issued under this section may authorize the disposal of water treatment residuals produced by the desalination of seawater.
(b) The commission by rule shall provide for public notice and comment on an application for a permit authorized by this section. Notwithstanding Section 27.018, an application for a permit authorized by this section is not subject to the hearing requirements of Chapter 2001, Government Code.
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