Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 217 - DESIGN CRITERIA FOR DOMESTIC WASTEWATER SYSTEMS › Subchapter A - ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS › Section 217.11 - Construction of an Approved Project

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  An owner may not begin construction of a wastewater treatment facility with
				  approved plans and specifications until the commission issues a wastewater
				  permit for the wastewater treatment facility, unless the commission issues the
				  owner an authorization to construct under Texas Water Code, §
										26.027(c).
(b) An owner must phase the construction of a
				  wastewater treatment facility as required by the associated wastewater permit,
				  unless a variance is granted under §
										217.4 of
				  this title (relating to Variances).
(c) An owner must obtain a plans and
				  specifications approval of a particular permitted phase before beginning to
				  construct or operate under that permitted phase.
(d) A person is prohibited from allowing a
				  discharge of untreated or partially treated wastewater during construction
				  without a commission order for such discharge, such as an Emergency Order or a
				  Temporary Order according to the requirements of Chapter 35 of this title
				  (relating to Emergency and Temporary Orders and Permits; Temporary Suspension
				  or Amendment of Permit Conditions).
(e) An owner that alters or constructs a
				  treatment unit or collection system unit must comply with the requirements of
				  this chapter that are in effect on the date the plans and specifications are
				  submitted for approval unless granted a variance in accordance with §
										217.4 of
				  this title.
(f) An owner that
				  rehabilitates a collection system under §
										217.56(c)
				  or §
										217.69
				  of this title (relating to Trenchless Pipe Installation; and Maintenance,
				  Inspection, and Rehabilitation of the Collection System) must comply with the
				  requirements of this chapter that are in effect on the date the plans and
				  specifications are submitted for approval. The executive director may grant
				  variances from specific requirements in this chapter according to §
										217.4 of
				  this title for a rehabilitation project.
(g) The owner of an existing wastewater
				  treatment facility that must apply for a new permit must comply with the
				  requirements of this chapter that are in effect at the time the new permit
				  application is received by the executive director.
(h) A wastewater treatment facility owner
				  that never received a plans and specifications approval for an existing
				  wastewater treatment facility or treatment unit must comply with the
				  requirements of this chapter that are in effect at the time the lack of plans
				  and specifications approval is discovered.
(i) A collection system owner that never
				  received a plans and specifications approval for an existing collection system
				  or collection system unit must meet the design criteria in effect at the time
				  the lack of the plans and specifications approval is discovered.