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Texas Water Code - WATER § 26.0275. Restriction on Permits for Discharges into Certain Segments and Drainage Areas

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) In this section:

(1) "Classified segment" means any portion of Devils River located in Val Verde County and identified in Appendices A and C of 30 T.A.C. Section 307.10 as it existed on September 1, 2025.

(2) "Unclassified water body" means a water body other than a classified segment.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the commission may not issue a new permit authorizing the direct discharge from a domestic or industrial wastewater treatment facility of any waste, effluent, or pollutants into a classified segment or an unclassified water body in Val Verde County that drains into a classified segment.

(c) This section does not affect the authority of the commission to issue:

(1) an individual or general permit for a municipal separate storm sewer system;  or

(2) a general permit for stormwater and associated non-stormwater discharges.

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