Sec. 26.130. DUTY OF DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. The Texas Department of Health shall continue to apply the authority vested in it by Chapter 341, Health and Safety Code, in the abatement of nuisances resulting from pollution not otherwise covered by this chapter. The Texas Department of Health shall investigate and make recommendations to the commission concerning the health aspects of matters related to the quality of the water in the state.
Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.102, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 284(70), eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Water Administration
Subtitle D - Water Quality Control
Chapter 26 - Water Quality Control
Subchapter D. Prohibition Against Pollution; Enforcement
Section 26.121. Unauthorized Discharges Prohibited
Section 26.1211. Pretreatment Effluent Standards
Section 26.127. Commission as Principal Authority
Section 26.128. Groundwater Quality
Section 26.129. Duty of Parks and Wildlife Department
Section 26.130. Duty of Department of Health
Section 26.131. Duties of Railroad Commission
Section 26.131. Duties of Railroad Commission
Section 26.1311. Duty of State Soil and Water Conservation Board
Section 26.132. Evaporation Pits Requirements
Section 26.135. Effect on Other Laws
Section 26.137. Comment Period for Edwards Aquifer Protection Plans