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TITLE 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 217 - DESIGN CRITERIA FOR DOMESTIC WASTEWATER SYSTEMS
SUBCHAPTER H - NATURAL TREATMENT UNITS
SECTION/RULE §217.202 - Primary and Secondary Treatment Units
Chapter Review Date 08/01/2024

(a) A primary treatment unit may be an aerated lagoon, a partially aerated lagoon, a facultative lagoon, an evaporative lagoon, or an Imhoff tank.(b) A secondary treatment unit may be a stabilization lagoon, a constructed wetland, an evaporative lagoon, or an overland flow process. A secondary treatment unit may be used for polishing and tertiary treatment.(c) A treated effluent storage lagoon downstream of the sampling location in the wastewater treatment facility permit is not considered a treatment unit for the purposes of this chapter.(d) A secondary treatment unit must be preceded by a primary treatment unit.

Source Note: The provisions of this §217.202 adopted to be effective August 28, 2008, 33 TexReg 6843; amended to be effective December 4, 2015, 40 TexReg 8254.

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