Texas Water Code
§ 26.049 — SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS
WA § 26.049Title 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)The commission may not adopt a rule governing sanitary sewer overflows, issue a permit regarding sanitary sewer overflows, or initiate any enforcement action related to a sanitary sewer overflow or a threatened overflow that:
(1)is stricter than the national policy for sewer overflows; or
(2)seeks compliance in a manner that exceeds the minimum requirements of that policy.
(b)If the commission adopts a rule governing sanitary sewer overflows, the commission shall:
(1)employ the maximum flexibility allowed under the national policy for sewer overflows;
(2)allow alternative strategies for the control of sanitary sewer overflows;
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Legislative history
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.77(31), eff. April 1, 2009.