Texas Water Code

§ 27.002 — DEFINITIONS

WA § 27.002Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part D. WATER QUALITY CONTROL · Ch. 27. INJECTION WELLS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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In this chapter:

(1)"Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(2)"Executive director" means the executive director of the commission.

(3)"Railroad commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas.

(4)"Pollution" means the alteration of the physical, chemical, or biological quality of, or the contamination of, water that makes it harmful, detrimental, or injurious to humans, animal life, vegetation, or property or to public health, safety, or welfare, or impairs the usefulness or the public enjoyment of the water for any lawful or reasonable purpose.

(5)"Industrial and municipal waste" means any liquid, gaseous, solid, or other waste substance, or combination of these substances, which may cause or might reasonably be expected to cause pollution of fresh water and which result from:

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Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1118 (H.B. 3838), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 224 (S.B. 1387), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.