TITLE: Relating to guidance on the regulations applicable to the potable reuse of wastewater.

SUMMARY: Relating to guidance on the regulations applicable to the potable reuse of wastewater.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to guidance on the regulations applicable to the potable reuse of wastewater. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 341, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 341.0391 to read as follows: Sec. 341.0391. DIRECT POTABLE REUSE GUIDANCE. (a) In this section, "direct potable reuse" means the introduction of treated reclaimed municipal wastewater either: (1) directly into a public water system; or (2) into a raw water supply immediately before the water enters a drinking water treatment plant. (b) The commission shall develop and make available to the public a regulatory guidance manual to explain commission rules that apply to direct potable reuse. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.