Texas Water Code

§ 7.053 — FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINATION OF PENALTY AMOUNT

WA § 7.053Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part A. EXECUTIVE AGENCIES · Ch. 7. ENFORCEMENT · Art. C. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES

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In determining the amount of an administrative penalty, the commission shall consider:

(1)the nature, circumstances, extent, duration, and gravity of the prohibited act, with special emphasis on the impairment of existing water rights or the hazard or potential hazard created to the health or safety of the public;

(2)the impact of the violation on:

(A)air quality in the region;

(B)a receiving stream or underground water reservoir;

(C)instream uses, water quality, aquatic and wildlife habitat, or beneficial freshwater inflows to bays and estuaries; or

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.