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TX Water Code § 5.401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter J. Consolidated Permit Processing|Section 5.401. Consolidated Permit Processing

Sec. 5.401.  CONSOLIDATED PERMIT PROCESSING.  (a)  If a plant, facility, or site is required to have more than one permit issued by the commission and the applications for all permits required by the commission are filed within a 30-day period, the commission, on request of the applicant, shall conduct coordinated application reviews and one consolidated permit hearing on all permits requested to be consolidated by the applicant and may issue one consolidated permit.  On request of the applicant, the commission shall issue one consolidated permit.(b)  The executive director shall designate one permit program as the lead program for coordination, and that program is the point of contact regarding the consolidated permit.(c)  The executive director may require separate processing of consolidated applications or may return to the applicant parts of an application if the executive director determines that the applicant has submitted an incomplete application or if the applicant does not respond as requested to notices of deficiency.(d)  A federal operating permit governed by the requirements of Sections 382.054-382.0543, Health and Safety Code, may not be consolidated with other permits under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1373, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 5.402 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter J. Consolidated Permit Processing|Section 5.402. Request for Separate Processing

Sec. 5.402.  REQUEST FOR SEPARATE PROCESSING.  (a)  At any time before the public notice of the opportunity to request a hearing on a permit application, the applicant may request that consolidated applications be processed separately as determined by the executive director.  The executive director shall process the applications separately if the applicant submits a timely request under this subsection.(b)  At any time after the notice of opportunity to request a hearing but before referral of the matter to the State Office of Administrative Hearings, the executive director may separate the applications for processing on a showing of good cause by the applicant that the applications should be processed separately.  For purposes of this subsection, "good cause" includes a change in the statutory or regulatory requirements governing a permit or a substantial change in the factual circumstances surrounding the applications for permits.(c)  After an application has been referred to the State Office of Administrative Hearings, the applicant may have the applications processed separately only on a showing of compliance with commission procedural rules regarding the withdrawal of applications.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1373, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 5.403 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter J. Consolidated Permit Processing|Section 5.403. Renewal Period for Consolidated Permit

Sec. 5.403.  RENEWAL PERIOD FOR CONSOLIDATED PERMIT.  The renewal period for a consolidated permit issued under this subchapter is the shortest term set by any state or federal statute or rule governing one or more of the authorizations sought in the consolidated permit.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1373, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|Sec. 5.404.  RENEWAL OF PERMITS.  A permit issued under this subchapter or a permit issued before and effective on September 1, 1997, that authorizes more than one permit program may be renewed, amended, or modified as a consolidated permit or may be separated by program and the permits may be processed separately and subject to the renewal, amendment, or modification requirements of applicable law governing operations at the facility, plant, or site.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1373, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 5.405 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter J. Consolidated Permit Processing|Section 5.405. Fees

Sec. 5.405.  FEES.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the fee for a consolidated permit shall be computed as if the permits consolidated had been processed separately.(b)  The commission by rule may reduce the fee for a consolidated permit below the total amount that the applicant would have paid for processing the applications separately if the commission finds that consolidated processing results in savings to the agency.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1373, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 5.406 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter J. Consolidated Permit Processing|Section 5.406. Rules

Sec. 5.406.  RULES.  The commission may adopt rules to effectuate the purposes of this subchapter, including rules providing for:(1)  combined public notices of permits issued under the authority of this section;  or(2)  procedures for the processing and issuing of consolidated permits.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1373, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 5.501 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter L. Emergency and Temporary Orders|Section 5.501. Emergency and Temporary Order or Permit; Temporary Suspension or Amendment of Permit Condition

Sec. 5.501.  EMERGENCY AND TEMPORARY ORDER OR PERMIT;  TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OR AMENDMENT OF PERMIT CONDITION.  (a)  For the purposes and in the manner provided by this subchapter, the commission:(1)  may issue a temporary or emergency mandatory, permissive, or prohibitory order;  and(2)  by temporary or emergency order may:(A)  issue a temporary permit;  or(B)  temporarily suspend or amend a permit condition.(b)  The commission may issue an emergency order under this subchapter after providing the notice and opportunity for hearing that the commission considers practicable under the circumstances or without notice or hearing.  Except as provided by Section 5.506, notice must be given not later than the 10th day before the date set for a hearing if the commission requires notice and hearing before issuing the order.  The commission shall give notice not later than the 20th day before the date set for a hearing on a temporary order.(c)  The commission by order or rule may delegate to the executive director the authority to:(1)  receive applications and issue emergency orders under this subchapter and Section 13.041(h); and(2)  authorize, in writing, a representative or representatives to act on the executive director's behalf under this subchapter and Section 13.041(h).(d)  Chapter 2001, Government Code, does not apply to the issuance of an emergency order under this subchapter without a hearing.(e)  A law under which the commission acts that requires notice of hearing or that sets procedures for the issuance of permits does not apply to a hearing on an emergency order issued under this subchapter unless the law specifically requires notice for an emergency order.  The commission shall give the general notice of the hearing that the commission considers practicable under the circumstances.(f)  An emergency or temporary order issued under this subchapter does not vest in the permit holder or recipient any rights and expires in accordance with its terms.(g)  The commission may prescribe rules and adopt fees necessary to carry out and administer this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 967 (S.B. 700), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Water Code § 5.502 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter L. Emergency and Temporary Orders|Section 5.502. Application for Emergency or Temporary Order

Sec. 5.502.  APPLICATION FOR EMERGENCY OR TEMPORARY ORDER.  A person other than the executive director or the executive director's representative who desires an emergency or temporary order under this subchapter must submit a sworn written application to the commission.  The application must:(1)  describe the condition of emergency or other condition justifying the issuance of the order;(2)  allege facts to support the findings required under this subchapter;(3)  estimate the dates on which the proposed order should begin and end;(4)  describe the action sought and the activity proposed to be allowed, mandated, or prohibited;  and(5)  include any other statement or information required by this subchapter or by the commission.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 5.503 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter L. Emergency and Temporary Orders|Section 5.503. Notice of Issuance

Sec. 5.503.  NOTICE OF ISSUANCE.  Notice of the issuance of an emergency order shall be provided in accordance with commission rules.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 5.504 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter L. Emergency and Temporary Orders|Section 5.504. Hearing to Affirm, Modify, or Set Aside Order

Sec. 5.504.  HEARING TO AFFIRM, MODIFY, OR SET ASIDE ORDER.  (a)  If the commission, the executive director, or the executive director's representative issues an emergency order under this subchapter without a hearing, the order shall set a time and place for a hearing to affirm, modify, or set aside the emergency order to be held before the commission or its designee as soon as practicable after the order is issued.(b)  At or following the hearing required under Subsection (a), the commission shall affirm, modify, or set aside the emergency order.(c)  A hearing to affirm, modify, or set aside an emergency order shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 2001, Government Code, and commission rules.  Commission rules concerning a hearing to affirm, modify, or set aside an emergency order must provide for presentation of evidence by the applicant under oath, presentation of rebuttal evidence, and cross-examination of witnesses.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 5.505 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter L. Emergency and Temporary Orders|Section 5.505. Term of Order

Sec. 5.505.  TERM OF ORDER.  An emergency or temporary order issued under this subchapter must be limited to a reasonable time specified by the order.  Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the term of an emergency order may not exceed 180 days.  An emergency order may be renewed once for a period not to exceed 180 days.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 5.506 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter L. Emergency and Temporary Orders|Section 5.506. Emergency Suspension of Permit Condition Relating To, and Emergency Authority to Make Available Water Set Aside For, Beneficial Inflows to Affected Bays and Estuaries and Instream Uses

Sec. 5.506.  EMERGENCY SUSPENSION OF PERMIT CONDITION RELATING TO, AND EMERGENCY AUTHORITY TO MAKE AVAILABLE WATER SET ASIDE FOR, BENEFICIAL INFLOWS TO AFFECTED BAYS AND ESTUARIES AND INSTREAM USES.  (a)  The commission by emergency or temporary order may suspend a permit condition relating to beneficial inflows to affected bays and estuaries and instream uses if the commission finds that an emergency exists that cannot practicably be resolved in another way.(a-1)  State water that is set aside by the commission to meet the needs for freshwater inflows to affected bays and estuaries and instream uses under Section 11.1471(a)(2) may be made available temporarily for other essential beneficial uses if the commission finds that an emergency exists that cannot practically be resolved in another way.(b)  The commission must give written notice of the proposed action to the Parks and Wildlife Department before the commission suspends a permit condition under Subsection (a) or makes water available temporarily under Subsection (a-1).  The commission shall give the Parks and Wildlife Department an opportunity to submit comments on the proposed action for a period of 72 hours from receipt of the notice and must consider those comments before issuing an order implementing the proposed action.(c)  The commission may suspend a permit condition under Subsection (a) or make water available temporarily under Subsection (a-1) without notice except as required by Subsection (b).(d)  The commission shall notify all affected persons immediately by publication.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1351 (H.B. 3), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1351 (H.B. 3), Sec. 1.02, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1430 (S.B. 3), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1430 (S.B. 3), Sec. 1.02, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Water Code § 5.507 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter L. Emergency and Temporary Orders|Section 5.507. Emergency Order for Operation of Utility That Discontinues Operation or Is Referred for Appointment of Receiver

Sec. 5.507.  EMERGENCY ORDER FOR OPERATION OF UTILITY THAT DISCONTINUES OPERATION OR IS REFERRED FOR APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER.  The commission may issue an emergency order appointing a willing person to temporarily manage and operate a utility under Section 13.4132.  Notice of the action is adequate if the notice is mailed or hand delivered to the last known address of the utility's headquarters.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 170 (H.B. 1600), Sec. 2.03, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 171 (S.B. 567), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 853 (S.B. 1148), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Water Code § 5.509 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter L. Emergency and Temporary Orders|Section 5.509. Temporary or Emergency Order Relating to Discharge of Waste or Pollutants

Sec. 5.509.  TEMPORARY OR EMERGENCY ORDER RELATING TO DISCHARGE OF WASTE OR POLLUTANTS.  (a)  The commission may issue an emergency or temporary order relating to the discharge of waste or pollutants into or adjacent to water in the state if:(1)  the order is necessary to enable action to be taken more expeditiously than is otherwise provided by Chapter 18 or 26, as applicable, to effectuate the policy and purposes of that chapter; and(2)  the commission finds that:(A)  the discharge is unavoidable to:(i)  prevent loss of life, serious injury, or severe property damage;(ii)  prevent severe economic loss or ameliorate serious drought conditions, to the extent consistent with the requirements for United States Environmental Protection Agency authorization of a state permit program; or(iii)  make necessary and unforeseen repairs to a facility;(B)  there is no feasible alternative to the proposed discharge;(C)  the discharge will not cause significant hazard to human life and health, unreasonable damage to the property of persons other than the applicant, or unreasonable economic loss to persons other than the applicant; and(D)  the discharge will not present a significant hazard to the uses that will be made of the receiving water after the discharge.(b)  A person desiring a temporary or emergency order under this section must submit an application under Section 5.502 that, in addition to complying with that section:(1)  states the volume and quality of the proposed discharge;(2)  explains the measures proposed to minimize the volume and duration of the discharge;  and(3)  explains the measures proposed to maximize the waste treatment efficiency of units not taken out of service or facilities provided for interim use.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 756 (H.B. 2031), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2015.|
TX Water Code § 5.510 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter L. Emergency and Temporary Orders|Section 5.510. Emergency Order Concerning Underground or Aboveground Storage Tanks

Sec. 5.510.  EMERGENCY ORDER CONCERNING UNDERGROUND OR ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANKS.  (a)  The commission may issue an emergency order to the owner or operator of an underground or aboveground storage tank regulated under Chapter 26 prohibiting the owner or operator from allowing or continuing a release or threatened release and requiring the owner or operator to take the actions necessary to eliminate the release or threatened release, if the commission finds that:(1)  there is an actual or threatened release of a regulated substance;  and(2)  more expeditious action than is otherwise provided under Chapter 26 is necessary to protect the public health or safety or the environment from harm.(b)  An emergency order issued under this section must be:(1)  mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, to each person identified in the order;(2)  hand delivered to each person identified in the order;  or(3)  on failure of service by certified mail or hand delivery, served by publication one time in the Texas Register and one time in a newspaper with general circulation in each county in which any of the persons identified in the order has a last known address.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 5.511 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter L. Emergency and Temporary Orders|Section 5.511. Emergency Administrative Order Concerning Imminent and Substantial Endangerment

Sec. 5.511.  EMERGENCY ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER CONCERNING IMMINENT AND SUBSTANTIAL ENDANGERMENT.  The commission or the executive director may issue an emergency administrative order under Section 361.272, Health and Safety Code, in the manner provided by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 5.512 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter L. Emergency and Temporary Orders|Section 5.512. Emergency Order Concerning Activity of Solid Waste Management

Sec. 5.512.  EMERGENCY ORDER CONCERNING ACTIVITY OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT.  The commission may issue an emergency order concerning an activity of solid waste management under the commission's jurisdiction, even if that activity is not covered by a permit, if the commission finds that an emergency requiring immediate action to protect the public health and safety exists.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 5.513 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter L. Emergency and Temporary Orders|Section 5.513. Emergency Order Concerning On-Site Sewage Disposal System

Sec. 5.513.  EMERGENCY ORDER CONCERNING ON-SITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM.  (a)  The commission may issue an emergency order suspending the registration of the installer of an on-site sewage disposal system, regulating an on-site sewage disposal system, or both, if the commission finds that an emergency exists and that the public health and safety is endangered because of the operation of an on-site sewage disposal system that does not comply with Chapter 366, Health and Safety Code, or a rule adopted under that chapter.(b)  If an order issued under this section is adopted without notice or hearing, the order must set a time, not more than 30 days after the order is issued, for a hearing to affirm, modify, or set aside the order.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 5.514 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter L. Emergency and Temporary Orders|Section 5.514. Order Issued Under Air Emergency

Sec. 5.514.  ORDER ISSUED UNDER AIR EMERGENCY.  (a)  If the commission finds that a generalized condition of air pollution exists that creates an emergency requiring immediate action to protect human health or safety, the commission, with the concurrence of the governor, may issue an emergency order requiring a person causing or contributing to the air pollution to immediately reduce or discontinue the emission of air contaminants.(b)  If the commission finds that emissions from one or more sources are causing imminent danger to human health or safety but that there is not a generalized condition of air pollution under Subsection (a), the commission may issue an emergency order requiring the persons responsible for the emissions to immediately reduce or discontinue the emissions.(c)  Notwithstanding Section 5.504, the commission shall affirm, modify, or set aside an order issued under this section not later than 24 hours after the hearing under that section begins and without adjournment of the hearing.(d)  This section does not limit any power that the governor or another officer may have to declare an emergency and to act on that declaration if the power is conferred by law or inheres in the office.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 5.5145 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle A - Executive Agencies|Chapter 5 - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality|Subchapter L. Emergency and Temporary Orders|Section 5.5145. Emergency Order Concerning Operation of Rock Crusher or Concrete Plant Without Permit

Sec. 5.5145.  EMERGENCY ORDER CONCERNING OPERATION OF ROCK CRUSHER OR CONCRETE PLANT WITHOUT PERMIT.  The commission may issue an emergency order under this subchapter suspending operations of a rock crusher or a concrete plant that performs wet batching, dry batching, or central mixing and is required to obtain a permit under Section 382.0518, Health and Safety Code, and is operating without the necessary permit.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 965, Sec. 5.08(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001 and Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1271, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1072 (S.B. 1003), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.|