Texas Water Code

§ 18.005 — DISCHARGE OF TREATED MARINE SEAWATER OR WASTE RESULTING FROM DESALINATION OF MARINE SEAWATER

WA § 18.005Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part C. WATER DEVELOPMENT · Ch. 18. MARINE SEAWATER DESALINATION PROJECTS

(a)In this section, "permit," "person," "to discharge," "waste," and "water" have the meanings assigned by Section 26.001.

(b)Section 26.011 applies to discharges governed by this section in the same manner as that section applies to discharges governed by Chapter 26.

(c)A person must obtain a permit to discharge:

(1)treated marine seawater into a natural stream in this state or a lake, reservoir, or other impoundment in this state; or

(2)waste resulting from the desalination of treated marine seawater into the Gulf of Mexico.

(d)A person shall:

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 756 (H.B. 2031), Sec. 10, eff. June 17, 2015.