Tex. Water Code § 26.082 · Subchapter C. REGIONAL AND AREA-WIDE SYSTEMS
HEARING TO DEFINE AREA OF REGIONAL OR AREA-WIDE SYSTEMS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Whenever it appears to the commission that because of the existing or reasonably foreseeable residential, commercial, industrial, recreational, or other economic development in an area a regional or area-wide waste collection, treatment, or disposal system or systems are necessary to prevent pollution or maintain and enhance the quality of the water in the state, the commission may hold a public hearing in or near the area to determine whether the policy stated in Section 26.081 of this code should be implemented in that area.
(b) Notice of the hearing shall be given to the local governments which in the judgment of the commission may be affected.
(c) If after the hearing the commission finds that a regional or area-wide system or systems are necessary or desirable to prevent pollution or maintain and enhance the quality of the water in the state, the commission may enter an order defining the area in which such a system or systems are necessary or desirable.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.094, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.26.htm
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Water Code
- Tex. Water Code § 17.275CONSIDERATIONS IN PASSING ON APPLICATION.Printed as Section 26.082
- Tex. Water Code § 26.083HEARING TO DESIGNATE SYSTEMS TO SERVE THE AREA DEFINED; ORDER; ELECTION; ETC.Printed as Section 26.082
- Tex. Water Code § 26.084ACTIONS AVAILABLE TO COMMISSION AFTER DESIGNATIONS OF SYSTEMS.Printed as Section 26.082
- Tex. Water Code § 26.087ELECTION FOR APPROVAL OF REGIONAL OR AREA-WIDE SYSTEM OR SYSTEMS.Printed as Sections 26.082 and 26.083
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