TITLE: Relating to certain testing requirements at certain wastewater treatment facilities.

SUMMARY: Relating to certain testing requirements at certain wastewater treatment facilities.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to certain testing requirements at certain wastewater treatment facilities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 26, Water Code, is amended by adding Section 26.054 to read as follows: Sec. 26.054. URINARY METABOLITE TESTING FOR CERTAIN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES. (a) The commission shall conduct quarterly testing for the urinary metabolites listed in Subsection (b) of all intakes and outflows of the wastewater treatment facilities described by Subsection (c). Tests conducted under this section must be performed by an accredited or certified environmental testing laboratory. (b) In accordance with Subsection (a), the commission shall conduct testing for the following urinary metabolites in the form of gluconates: (1) benzophenone; (2) bisphenol A; (3) estrone; (4) ethinyl estradiol; (5) musk ketone; (6) pregnanediol; (7) testosterone; (8) tonalide (AHTN); (9) mifepristone; and (10) any other organic substance required to be tested for by the commission. (c) The commission shall conduct the testing required by this section at: (1) each wastewater treatment facility located within 10 miles of a municipality with a population of 250,000 or more; and (2) at least 10 wastewater treatment facilities located within 10 miles of a municipality: (A) with a population of 100,000 or more but less than 250,000; (B) with a population of 25,000 or more but less than 100,000; and (C) with a population of less than 25,000. (d) In selecting wastewater treatment facilities for testing under Subsection (c)(2), the commission shall prioritize facilities that reasonably represent typical wastewater systems of municipalities of the population categories in that subsection. (e) The commission shall maintain detailed records of all testing conducted under this section and publish the records on the commission's Internet website. The records must include: (1) the date on which each sample was collected; (2) the location from which each sample was collected; (3) the date on which each sample was tested for the presence of the urinary metabolites listed in Subsection (b); and (4) the results of the test for each urinary metabolite listed in Subsection (b) in parts per trillion. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.