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TX Health & Safety Code § 341.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures|Subchapter B. Nuisances and General Sanitation|Section 341.017. Sanitation Facilities for Railroad Maintenance-of-Way Employees

Sec. 341.017.  SANITATION FACILITIES FOR RAILROAD MAINTENANCE-OF-WAY EMPLOYEES.  (a)  The executive commissioner shall adopt reasonable rules to require railroads to provide adequate sanitation facilities for railroad maintenance-of-way employees.(b)  The department may sue in a court of competent jurisdiction to compel compliance with a rule adopted under this section.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0861, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 341.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures|Subchapter B. Nuisances and General Sanitation|Section 341.018. Rodent Control

Sec. 341.018.  RODENT CONTROL.  (a)  A person who possesses an enclosed structure used or operated for public trade and who knows that the structure is infested with rodents shall:(1)  attempt to exterminate the rodents by poisoning, trapping, fumigating, or other appropriate means;  and(2)  provide every practical means of eliminating rats in the structure.(b)  A public building that is constructed after September 4, 1945, must incorporate rat-proofing features.(c)  The department shall promote rodent control programs in rat-infested areas and in localities in which typhus fever has appeared.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0862, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 341.019 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures|Subchapter B. Nuisances and General Sanitation|Section 341.019. Mosquito Control on Uninhabited Residential Property

Sec. 341.019.  MOSQUITO CONTROL ON UNINHABITED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality, county, or other local health authority may abate, without notice, a public health nuisance under Section 341.011(7) that:(1)  is located on residential property that is reasonably presumed to be abandoned or that is uninhabited due to foreclosure; and(2)  is an immediate danger to the health, life, or safety of any person.(b)  A public official, agent, or employee charged with the enforcement of health, environmental, or safety laws may enter the premises described by Subsection (a) at a reasonable time to inspect, investigate, or abate the nuisance.(c)  In this section, abatement is limited to the treatment with a mosquito larvicide of stagnant water in which mosquitoes are breeding.(d)  The public official, agent, or employee shall post on the front door of the residence a notice stating:(1)  the identity of the treating authority;(2)  the purpose and date of the treatment;(3)  a description of the areas of the property treated with larvicide;(4)  the type of larvicide used; and(5)  any known risks of the larvicide to humans or animals.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 16 (S.B. 186), Sec. 1, eff. May 10, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 341.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures|Subchapter C. Sanitary Standards of Drinking Water; Protection of Public Water Supplies and Bodies of Water|Section 341.031. Public Drinking Water

Sec. 341.031.  PUBLIC DRINKING WATER.  (a)  Public drinking water must be free from deleterious matter and must comply with the standards established by the commission or the United States Environmental Protection Agency.  The commission may adopt and enforce rules to implement the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. Section 300f et seq.).(b)  In a public place or an establishment catering to the public, a common drinking cup may not be used.(c)  Drinking water may not be served except in sanitary containers or through other sanitary mediums.(d)  In this section, "common drinking cup" means a water or other beverage receptacle used for serving more than one person.  The term does not include a water or other beverage receptacle that is properly washed and sterilized after each use.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 353, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 6.18, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 341.0315 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures|Subchapter C. Sanitary Standards of Drinking Water; Protection of Public Water Supplies and Bodies of Water|Section 341.0315. Public Drinking Water Supply System Requirements

Sec. 341.0315.  PUBLIC DRINKING WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  To preserve the public health, safety, and welfare, the commission shall ensure that public drinking water supply systems:(1)  supply safe drinking water in adequate quantities;(2)  are financially stable;  and(3)  are technically sound.(b)  The commission shall encourage and promote the development and use of regional and areawide drinking water supply systems.(c)  Each public drinking water supply system shall provide an adequate and safe drinking water supply.  The supply must meet the requirements of Section 341.031 and commission rules.(d)  The commission shall consider compliance history in determining issuance of new permits, renewal permits, and permit amendments for a public drinking water system.(e)  The commission shall establish a system to provide automatic reminders to public drinking water supply systems about regular reporting requirements applicable to the systems under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. Section 300f et seq.) and this chapter that relate to commission rules adopted under those laws.  An automatic reminder provided under this subsection is a courtesy.  A public drinking water supply system is responsible for complying with applicable regular reporting requirements regardless of whether the commission provides automatic reminders.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 6.19, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 383 (H.B. 3142), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 341.0316 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures|Subchapter C. Sanitary Standards of Drinking Water; Protection of Public Water Supplies and Bodies of Water|Section 341.0316. Desalination of Marine Seawater for Drinking Water

Sec. 341.0316.  DESALINATION OF MARINE SEAWATER FOR DRINKING WATER.  (a)  This section applies only to a desalination facility that is intended to treat marine seawater for the purpose of producing water for the public drinking water supply.  This section does not apply to a desalination facility used to produce nonpotable water.(b)  The commission shall adopt rules to:(1)  allow water treated by a desalination facility to be used as public drinking water; and(2)  ensure that water treated by a desalination facility meets the requirements of Section 341.031 and rules adopted under that section.(c)  A person may not begin construction of a desalination facility that treats marine seawater for the purpose of removing primary or secondary drinking water contaminants unless the commission approves the construction of the facility.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 756 (H.B. 2031), Sec. 12, eff. June 17, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 341.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures|Subchapter C. Sanitary Standards of Drinking Water; Protection of Public Water Supplies and Bodies of Water|Section 341.032. Drinking Water Provided by Common Carrier

Sec. 341.032.  DRINKING WATER PROVIDED BY COMMON CARRIER.  (a)  Drinking water provided by a common carrier or the common carrier's agent shall be taken only from supplies certified as meeting the standards established by the commission. The drinking water shall be kept and dispensed in a sanitary manner.(b)  A watering point must meet the standards of sanitation and water-handling practices established for those purposes by the commission. The commission shall certify each watering point that meets those standards.(c)  If a sanitary defect exists at the watering point, the commission shall issue a supplemental certification showing that the watering point is only provisionally approved.  If a sanitary defect continues after the expiration of a reasonable time provided to correct the defect, the commission shall notify the common carrier not to receive drinking water at the watering point involved.(d)  In this section:(1)  "Common carrier" means a licensed firm, corporation, or establishment that solicits and operates public freight or passenger transportation service, including a vehicle employed in that transportation service.(2)  "Watering point" means a place where drinking water is placed aboard a vehicle operated as a common carrier.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.12, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 341.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures|Subchapter C. Sanitary Standards of Drinking Water; Protection of Public Water Supplies and Bodies of Water|Section 341.034. Licensing and Registration of Persons Who Perform Duties Relating to Public Water Supplies

Sec. 341.034.  LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF PERSONS WHO PERFORM DUTIES RELATING TO PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES.  (a)  A person who operates a public water supply on a contract or volunteer basis must hold a registration issued by the commission under Chapter 37, Water Code.(b)  A person who performs process control duties in production or distribution of drinking water for a public water system must hold a license issued by the commission under Chapter 37, Water Code, unless:(1)  the duties are provided to a transient, noncommunity water system;  and(2)  the water system uses groundwater that is not under the influence of surface water.(c)  A person who repairs or tests the installation or operation of backflow prevention assemblies must hold a license issued by the commission under Chapter 37, Water Code.(d)  A person who inspects homes and businesses to identify potential or actual cross-connections or other contaminant hazards in public water systems must hold a license issued by the commission under Chapter 37, Water Code, unless the person is licensed by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners as a plumbing inspector or water supply protection specialist.(e)  Unless the person is licensed by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners, a person must hold a license issued by the commission under Chapter 37, Water Code, if, under a contract, the person:(1)  installs, exchanges, connects, maintains, or services potable water treatment equipment and appliances in public or private water systems;  or(2)  analyzes water to determine how to treat influent or effluent water, alter or purify water, or add or remove a mineral, chemical, or bacterial content or substance as part of the complete installation, exchange, connection, maintenance, or service of potable water treatment equipment and appliances.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.14, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 333, Sec. 33, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 880, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 392 (H.B. 1146), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 341.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures|Subchapter C. Sanitary Standards of Drinking Water; Protection of Public Water Supplies and Bodies of Water|Section 341.035. Approved Plans Required for Public Water Supplies

Sec. 341.035.  APPROVED PLANS REQUIRED FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), a person may not begin construction of a public drinking water supply system unless the executive director of the commission approves:(1)  a business plan for the system;  and(2)  the plans and specifications for the system.(b)  The prospective owner or operator of the system must submit to the executive director a business plan that demonstrates that the owner or operator of the proposed system has available the financial, managerial, and technical capability to ensure future operation of the system in accordance with applicable laws and rules.  The executive director:(1)  shall review the business plan;  and(2)  may order the prospective owner or operator of the system to provide adequate financial assurance of ability to operate the system in accordance with applicable laws and rules, in the form of a bond or as specified by the commission, unless the executive director finds that the business plan demonstrates adequate financial capability.(c)  The prospective owner or operator of the proposed system shall provide to the commission completed plans and specifications for review and approval in accordance with commission rules.(d)  A person is not required to file a business plan under Subsection (a)(1) or (b) if the person:(1)  is a county;(2)  is a retail public utility as defined by Section 13.002, Water Code, unless that person is a utility as defined by that section;(3)  has executed an agreement with a political subdivision to transfer the ownership and operation of the water supply system to the political subdivision;(4)  is a Class A utility, as defined by Section 13.002, Water Code, that has applied for or been granted an amendment of a certificate of convenience and necessity under Section 13.258, Water Code, for the area in which the construction of the public drinking water supply system will operate; or(5)  is a noncommunity nontransient water system and the person has demonstrated financial assurance under Chapter 361 or 382 of this code or Chapter 26, Water Code.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 1.023, eff. Aug. 12, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.14, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 6.20, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 948 (S.B. 1842), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 341.0351 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures|Subchapter C. Sanitary Standards of Drinking Water; Protection of Public Water Supplies and Bodies of Water|Section 341.0351. Notification of System Changes

Sec. 341.0351.  NOTIFICATION OF SYSTEM CHANGES.  Any person, including a municipality, supplying a drinking water service to the public that intends to make a material or major change in a water supply system that may affect the sanitary features of that utility must give written notice of that intention to the commission before making the change.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 1.023, eff. Aug. 12, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.14, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Renumbered from Health and Safety Code Sec. 341.035(b) and amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 6.20, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 341.0352 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures|Subchapter C. Sanitary Standards of Drinking Water; Protection of Public Water Supplies and Bodies of Water|Section 341.0352. Advertised Quality of Water Supply

Sec. 341.0352.  ADVERTISED QUALITY OF WATER SUPPLY.  A water supply system owner, manager, or operator or an agent of a water supply system owner, manager, or operator may not advertise or announce a water supply as being of a quality other than the quality that is disclosed by the commission's latest rating.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 1.023, eff. Aug. 12, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.14, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Renumbered from Health and Safety Code Sec. 341.035(c) by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 6.20, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 341.0353 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures|Subchapter C. Sanitary Standards of Drinking Water; Protection of Public Water Supplies and Bodies of Water|Section 341.0353. Drinking Water Supply Comparative Rating Information

Sec. 341.0353.  DRINKING WATER SUPPLY COMPARATIVE RATING INFORMATION.  The commission shall assemble and tabulate all necessary information relating to public drinking water supplies at least once each year and as often during the year as conditions demand or justify.  The information forms the basis of an official comparative rating of public drinking water supply systems.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 1.023, eff. Aug. 12, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.14, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Renumbered from Health and Safety Code Sec. 341.035(d) and amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 6.20, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 341.0354 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures|Subchapter C. Sanitary Standards of Drinking Water; Protection of Public Water Supplies and Bodies of Water|Section 341.0354. Highway Signs for Approved System Rating

Sec. 341.0354.  HIGHWAY SIGNS FOR APPROVED SYSTEM RATING.  A water supply system that attains an approved rating is entitled to erect signs of a design approved by the commission on highways approaching the municipality in which the water supply system is located.  The signs shall be immediately removed on notice from the commission if the water supply system does not continue to meet the specified standards.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 1.023, eff. Aug. 12, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.14, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Renumbered from Health and Safety Code Sec. 341.035(e) by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 6.20, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 341.0355 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures|Subchapter C. Sanitary Standards of Drinking Water; Protection of Public Water Supplies and Bodies of Water|Section 341.0355. Financial Assurance for Certain Systems

Sec. 341.0355.  FINANCIAL ASSURANCE FOR CERTAIN SYSTEMS.  (a)  The commission may require the owner or operator of a public drinking water supply system that was constructed without the approval required by Section 341.035, that has a history of noncompliance with this subchapter or commission rules, or that is subject to a commission enforcement action to:(1)  provide the executive director of the commission with a business plan that demonstrates that the system has available the financial, managerial, and technical resources adequate to ensure future operation of the system in accordance with applicable laws and rules;  and(2)  provide adequate financial assurance of the ability to operate the system in accordance with applicable laws and rules in the form of a bond or as specified by the commission.(b)  If the commission relies on rate increases or customer surcharges as the form of financial assurance, such funds shall be deposited in an escrow account and released only with the approval of the commission.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 6.20, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 341.0356 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality|Subtitle A - Sanitation|Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures|Subchapter C. Sanitary Standards of Drinking Water; Protection of Public Water Supplies and Bodies of Water|Section 341.0356. Order to Stop Operations

Sec. 341.0356.  ORDER TO STOP OPERATIONS.  (a)  A public water supply system shall stop operations on receipt of a written notification of the executive director of the commission or an order of the commission issued under this section.(b)  The executive director or the commission may order a public water supply system to stop operations if:(1)  the system was constructed without the approval required by Section 341.035;  or(2)  the executive director determines that the system presents an imminent health hazard.(c)  A notification or order issued under this section may be delivered by facsimile, by personal service, or by mail.(d)  A water supply system subject to notification or an order under this section, on written request, is entitled to an opportunity to be heard by the commissioners at a commission meeting.(e)  The public water supply system may not resume operations until the commission, the executive director, or a court authorizes the resumption.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 6.20, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|