Tex. Water Code § 26.0301 · Subchapter B. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES
WASTEWATER OPERATIONS COMPANY REGISTRATION AND OPERATOR LICENSING.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The holders of permits to discharge wastewater from a sewage treatment facility shall employ a treatment plant operator holding a valid license issued by the commission under Chapter 37 for the type of facility being operated.
(b) Every person that is in the business of providing sewage treatment or collection facility services under contract must hold a valid registration issued by the commission under Chapter 37.
(c) A person who performs process control activities at a sewage treatment facility or supervises the maintenance of a sewage collection system must hold a license issued by the commission under Chapter 37.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 5.010, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 400, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 564, Sec. 1.04, eff. June 11, 1993; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 746, Sec. 6, eff. Aug. 30, 1993; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 333, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 880, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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- Tex. Water Code § 7.303GROUNDS FOR REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF LICENSE, CERTIFICATE, OR REGISTRATION.Printed as Section 26.0301
- Tex. Water Code § 26.0405GENERAL PERMITS FOR CERTAIN SEWAGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL SYSTEMS.Printed as Section 26.0301
- Tex. Water Code § 37.002RULES.Printed as Sections 26.0301, 26.3573, 26.452, and 26.456
- Tex. Water Code § 37.003LICENSE OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED.Printed as Section 26.0301, 26.3573, 26.452, or 26.456
- Tex. Water Code § 37.008TRAINING; CONTINUING EDUCATION.Printed as Section 26.0301
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