Texas Water Code
§ 26.0481 — DISPOSAL OF DAIRY WASTE IN RETENTION FACILITY
WA § 26.0481Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part D. WATER QUALITY CONTROL · Ch. 26. WATER QUALITY CONTROL · Art. B. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section, "dairy waste" means milk, milk by-products, or milk processing waste that is spilled, spoiled, adulterated, unmarketable, stranded, or otherwise unfit for human consumption produced at a concentrated animal feeding operation.
(b)Notwithstanding any other law and to the extent permitted by federal law, the commission shall adopt rules under this section to allow:
(1)the disposal of dairy waste from a concentrated animal feeding operation into a control or retention facility, including a lagoon or playa, as that term is defined by Section 26.048; and
(2)the land application by irrigation associated with the disposal described by Subdivision (1).
(c)Rules adopted under Subsection (b) must:
(1)minimize the risk of water quality impairment caused by:
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 175 (H.B. 692), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.