Texas Water Code

§ 26.3476 — SECONDARY CONTAINMENT REQUIRED FOR TANKS LOCATED OVER CERTAIN AQUIFERS

WA § 26.3476Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part D. WATER QUALITY CONTROL · Ch. 26. WATER QUALITY CONTROL · Art. I. UNDERGROUND AND ABOVEGROUND STORAGE

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(a)In this section, "secondary containment" means a method by which a secondary wall or barrier is installed around an underground storage tank system in a manner designed to prevent a release of a regulated substance from migrating beyond the secondary wall or barrier before the release can be detected. A secondary containment system may include an impervious liner or vault surrounding a primary tank or piping system or a double-wall tank or piping system.

(b)An underground storage tank system, at a minimum, shall incorporate a method for secondary containment if the system is located in:

(1)the outcrop of a major aquifer composed of limestone and associated carbonate rocks of Cretaceous age or older; and

(2)a county that:

(A)has a population of at least 1.2 million and relies on groundwater for at least 75 percent of the county's water supply; or

(B)has a population of at least 75,000 and is adjacent to a county described by Paragraph (A).

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Legislative history

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 279, eff. September 1, 2023.