Tex. Water Code § 7.175
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 7.175, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 7.175. EMERGENCY REPAIR NOT AN OFFENSE.
Official statutory text
An emergency repair to an on-site sewage disposal system without a permit in accordance with the rules adopted under Section 366.012(a)(1)(C), Health and Safety Code, is not an offense under Section 7.172, 7.173, or 7.174 if a written statement describing the need for the repair is provided to the commission or its authorized agent not later than 72 hours after the repair is begun.
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