Sec. 341.034. LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF PERSONS WHO PERFORM DUTIES RELATING TO PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES. (a) A person who operates a public water supply on a contract or volunteer basis must hold a registration issued by the commission under Chapter 37, Water Code.
(b) A person who performs process control duties in production or distribution of drinking water for a public water system must hold a license issued by the commission under Chapter 37, Water Code, unless:
(1) the duties are provided to a transient, noncommunity water system; and
(2) the water system uses groundwater that is not under the influence of surface water.
(c) A person who repairs or tests the installation or operation of backflow prevention assemblies must hold a license issued by the commission under Chapter 37, Water Code.
(d) A person who inspects homes and businesses to identify potential or actual cross-connections or other contaminant hazards in public water systems must hold a license issued by the commission under Chapter 37, Water Code, unless the person is licensed by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners as a plumbing inspector or water supply protection specialist.
(e) Unless the person is licensed by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners, a person must hold a license issued by the commission under Chapter 37, Water Code, if, under a contract, the person:
(1) installs, exchanges, connects, maintains, or services potable water treatment equipment and appliances in public or private water systems; or
(2) analyzes water to determine how to treat influent or effluent water, alter or purify water, or add or remove a mineral, chemical, or bacterial content or substance as part of the complete installation, exchange, connection, maintenance, or service of potable water treatment equipment and appliances.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.14, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 333, Sec. 33, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 880, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 392 (H.B. 1146), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 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