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TITLE 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 210 - USE OF RECLAIMED WATER
SUBCHAPTER A - GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION/RULE §210.1 - Applicability
Chapter Review Date 04/01/2024

(a) This chapter applies to the reclaimed water producer, provider, and user. (b) This chapter does not apply to treatment or disposal of wastewater permitted by the commission in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 305 of this title (relating to Consolidated Permits), or to the use of such treated wastewater identified in a water quality permit authorizing disposal by irrigation. This chapter does not apply to those systems authorized under Chapter 285 of this title (relating to On-Site Wastewater Treatment) which utilizes surface irrigation as an approved disposal method.(c) If the entity which is the producer of the reclaimed water is the same as the user and:(1) has a domestic wastewater permit for a domestic wastewater treatment facility that is located at the terminus of the collection system to which the reclaimed water production facility is or will be connected, then the use of reclaimed water is permissible only if the use occurs after the wastewater has been treated in accordance with the producer's wastewater permit and the permit provides for an alternative means of disposal during times when there is no demand for the use of the reclaimed water; or(2) obtains consent from an associated domestic wastewater treatment facility and collection system to which the reclaimed water production facility is or will be connected to be used as an alternative means of disposal during times when there is no demand for the use of the reclaimed water, then the use of reclaimed water is permissible only if the use occurs after the wastewater has been treated in accordance with the producer's reuse authorization issued under this Chapter.

Source Note: The provisions of this §210.1 adopted to be effective February 12, 1997, 22 TexReg 1103; amended to be effective March 5, 2025, 50 TexReg 1684.

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