Sec. 341.0316. DESALINATION OF MARINE SEAWATER FOR DRINKING WATER. (a) This section applies only to a desalination facility that is intended to treat marine seawater for the purpose of producing water for the public drinking water supply. This section does not apply to a desalination facility used to produce nonpotable water.
(b) The commission shall adopt rules to:
(1) allow water treated by a desalination facility to be used as public drinking water; and
(2) ensure that water treated by a desalination facility meets the requirements of Section 341.031 and rules adopted under that section.
(c) A person may not begin construction of a desalination facility that treats marine seawater for the purpose of removing primary or secondary drinking water contaminants unless the commission approves the construction of the facility.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 756 (H.B. 2031), Sec. 12, eff. June 17, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality
Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures
Section 341.031. Public Drinking Water
Section 341.0315. Public Drinking Water Supply System Requirements
Section 341.0316. Desalination of Marine Seawater for Drinking Water
Section 341.032. Drinking Water Provided by Common Carrier
Section 341.033. Protection of Public Water Supplies
Section 341.035. Approved Plans Required for Public Water Supplies
Section 341.0351. Notification of System Changes
Section 341.0352. Advertised Quality of Water Supply
Section 341.0353. Drinking Water Supply Comparative Rating Information
Section 341.0354. Highway Signs for Approved System Rating
Section 341.0355. Financial Assurance for Certain Systems
Section 341.0356. Order to Stop Operations
Section 341.0358. Public Safety Standards
Section 341.03585. Fire Hydrant Flow and Pressure Standards in Certain Municipalities
Section 341.0359. Fire Hydrant Flow Standards
Section 341.036. Sanitary Defects at Public Drinking Water Supply Systems
Section 341.037. Protection of Bodies of Water From Sewage
Section 341.038. Protection of Impounded Water From Disease-Bearing Mosquitoes
Section 341.039. Standards for Graywater and Alternative Onsite Water
Section 341.0391. Direct Potable Reuse Guidance
Section 341.042. Standards for Harvested Rainwater
Section 341.046. Nonapplicability of Subchapter F
Section 341.047. Criminal Penalty
Section 341.048. Civil Enforcement
Section 341.0485. Water Utility Improvement Account