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TITLE 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 311 - WATERSHED PROTECTION RULES
SUBCHAPTER D - WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT WITHIN LAKE HOUSTON WATERSHED
SECTION/RULE §311.36 - Disinfection
Chapter Review Date 08/30/2024

(a) By May 1, 1986, the permittees of all domestic sewage and industrial wastewater treatment facilities discharging into the Lake Houston watershed which utilize gaseous chlorination disinfection systems shall install dual-feed chlorination systems which are capable of automatically changing from one cylinder to another.(b) Chlorination disinfection systems shall be operated so that a minimum chlorine residual of 1.0 milligram per liter (mg/l) and a maximum chlorine residual of 4.0 mg/l measured on an instantaneous grab sample is not exceeded for discharges into the Lake Houston watershed.

Source Note: The provisions of this §311.36 adopted to be effective October 20, 1986, 11 TexReg 4166.

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