Texas Statutes
Subchapter C. Sanitary Standards of Drinking Water; Protection of Public Water Supplies and Bodies of Water
Section 341.0356. Order to Stop Operations

Sec. 341.0356. ORDER TO STOP OPERATIONS. (a) A public water supply system shall stop operations on receipt of a written notification of the executive director of the commission or an order of the commission issued under this section.
(b) The executive director or the commission may order a public water supply system to stop operations if:
(1) the system was constructed without the approval required by Section 341.035; or
(2) the executive director determines that the system presents an imminent health hazard.
(c) A notification or order issued under this section may be delivered by facsimile, by personal service, or by mail.
(d) A water supply system subject to notification or an order under this section, on written request, is entitled to an opportunity to be heard by the commissioners at a commission meeting.
(e) The public water supply system may not resume operations until the commission, the executive director, or a court authorizes the resumption.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 6.20, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

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