Texas Administrative Code › Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION › Part 2 - PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF TEXAS › Chapter 22 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Subchapter P - EMERGENCY ORDERS FOR WATER UTILITIES › Section 22.295 - Request for Emergency Order

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  person seeking an emergency order under this subchapter shall submit a written
				  request to the commission.
(b) For
				  a requesting person other than commission staff, the request must:
(1) be sworn;
(2) state whether the requesting person is
				  also seeking or has obtained an emergency order from the TCEQ;
(3) state the name, address, and telephone
				  number of the requesting person, the person submitting the request on the
				  requesting person's behalf, and the person signing the request on the
				  requesting person's behalf;
(4)
				  state the name of the retail public utility, its corresponding certificate of
				  public convenience and necessity number(s), and its corresponding TCEQ issued
				  public water system name(s) and identification number(s) and wastewater
				  discharge permit name and identification number(s), if applicable;
(5) contain information sufficient to
				  identify the facility(ies) and location(s) to be affected by the
				  order;
(6) describe the
				  condition(s) of emergency or other condition(s) justifying the issuance of the
				  order;
(7) allege facts to support
				  any findings required under this subchapter;
(8) estimate the dates on which the proposed
				  order should begin and end and the dates on which the activity proposed to be
				  allowed, mandated, or prohibited should begin and end;
(9) describe the action sought and the
				  activity proposed to be allowed, mandated, or prohibited;
(10) include any other statement or
				  information required by this subchapter; and
(11) shall be signed as follows:
(A) For a corporation, the request shall be
				  signed by an executive officer or by a corporate official who has been
				  delegated appropriate authority by an executive officer.
(B) For a partnership or sole proprietorship,
				  the request shall be signed by a general partner or the proprietor,
				  respectively.
(C) For a
				  municipality, state, federal, or other public agency, the request shall be
				  signed by a person authorized to make the representation(s) contained in the
				  request on behalf of the municipality or agency.
(D) A person signing a request shall make the
				  following certification: "I certify under penalty of law that this document and
				  all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance
				  with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gathered and
				  evaluated the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or
				  persons who manage the retail water or sewer system(s) or the retail public
				  utility, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information,
				  the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true,
				  accurate, and complete. I am aware there are significant penalties for
				  submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and
				  imprisonment for knowing violations."