Tex. Health & Safety Code § 341.034 · Subchapter C. SANITARY STANDARDS OF DRINKING WATER; PROTECTION OF PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES AND BODIES OF WATER
LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF PERSONS WHO PERFORM DUTIES RELATING TO PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person who operates a public water supply on a contract or volunteer basis must hold a registration issued by the commission under Chapter 37, Water Code.
(b) A person who performs process control duties in production or distribution of drinking water for a public water system must hold a license issued by the commission under Chapter 37, Water Code, unless:
(1) the duties are provided to a transient, noncommunity water system; and
(2) the water system uses groundwater that is not under the influence of surface water.
(c) A person who repairs or tests the installation or operation of backflow prevention assemblies must hold a license issued by the commission under Chapter 37, Water Code.
(d) A person who inspects homes and businesses to identify potential or actual cross-connections or other contaminant hazards in public water systems must hold a license issued by the commission under Chapter 37, Water Code, unless the person is licensed by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners as a plumbing inspector or water supply protection specialist.
(e) Unless the person is licensed by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners, a person must hold a license issued by the commission under Chapter 37, Water Code, if, under a contract, the person:
(1) installs, exchanges, connects, maintains, or services potable water treatment equipment and appliances in public or private water systems; or
(2) analyzes water to determine how to treat influent or effluent water, alter or purify water, or add or remove a mineral, chemical, or bacterial content or substance as part of the complete installation, exchange, connection, maintenance, or service of potable water treatment equipment and appliances.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.14, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 333, Sec. 33, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 880, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 392 (H.B. 1146), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.341.htm
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Water Code
- Tex. Water Code § 37.002RULES.Printed as Sections 341.033, 341.034, 361.027, and 366.071, Health and Safety Code
- Tex. Water Code § 37.003LICENSE OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED.Printed as Section 341.033, 341.034, 361.027, 366.014, or 366.071, Health and Safety Code
- Tex. Water Code § 37.008TRAINING; CONTINUING EDUCATION.Printed as Section 341.033 or 341.034, Health and Safety Code
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