Texas § WA.18.004 - BED AND BANKS AUTHORIZATION
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§ WA.18.004. BED AND BANKS AUTHORIZATION
BED AND BANKS AUTHORIZATION. (a) With prior authorization granted under rules prescribed by the commission, a person may use the bed and banks of any flowing natural stream in this state or a lake, reservoir, or other impoundment in this state to convey marine seawater that has been treated so as to meet standards that are at least as stringent as the water quality standards applicable to the receiving stream or impoundment adopted by the commission. (b) The commission shall provide for notice and an opportunity for the submission of written comment but may not provide an opportunity for a contested case hearing regarding commission actions relating to an application for an authorization under this section to use the bed and banks of a flowing natural stream to convey treated marine seawater. The commission shall provide for notice, an opportunity for the submission of written comment, and an opportunity for a contested case hearing regarding commission actions relating to an application for an authorization under this section to use a lake, reservoir, or other impoundment to convey treated marine seawater. (c) A person may not discharge treated marine seawater into a flowing natural stream in this state or a lake, reservoir, or other impoundment in this state for the purpose of conveyance of the water under an authorization granted under this section unless the person holds a permit issued under Section 18.005 authorizing the discharge. (d) Treated marine seawater that is conveyed under an authorization granted under this section may be used only by the person to whom the authorization is granted. (e) Section 11.042 (c) applies to an authorization granted under this section in the same manner as that subsection applies to an authorization granted under Section 11.042 . (f) This section does not prohibit a person from conveying treated marine seawater in any other manner authorized by law. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 756 (H.B. 2031 ), Sec. 10, eff. June 17, 2015.
Source: official Texas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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