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TITLE 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 291 - UTILITY REGULATIONS
SUBCHAPTER G - CERTIFICATES OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY
SECTION/RULE §291.103 - Certificates Not Required
Chapter Review Date 11/10/2023

A utility or water supply corporation is exempt from the requirement to possess a certificate of convenience and necessity in order to provide retail water service if it:(1) has less than 15 potential service connections;(2) is not owned by or affiliated with a retail public utility or any other provider of potable water service;(3) is not within the certificated area of another retail public utility; and(4) is not within the corporate boundaries of a district or municipality unless it receives written authorization from the district or municipality.

Source Note: The provisions of this §291.103 adopted to be effective October 9, 1990, 15 TexReg 4019; amended to be effective January 10, 1996, 21 TexReg 114; amended to be effective February 4, 1999, 24 TexReg 738; amended to be effective January 3, 2019, 43 TexReg 8617.

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