Tex. Health & Safety Code § 366.052 · Subchapter D. PERMITS; FEES

PERMIT NOT REQUIRED FOR ON-SITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL ON CERTAIN SINGLE RESIDENCES.

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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

(a) Sections 366.051, 366.053, 366.054, and 366.057 do not apply to an on-site sewage disposal system of a single residence that is located on a land tract that is 10 acres or larger in which the field line or sewage disposal line is not closer than 100 feet of the property line.

(b) Effluent from the on-site sewage disposal system on a single residence:

(1) must be retained in the specified limits;

(2) may not create a nuisance; and

(3) may not pollute groundwater.

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. 11.113, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

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Edition: Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Official file: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.366.htm
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