Texas Water Code 32.101 – Issuance of Permit
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(a) The commission may grant an application for a permit for a subsurface area drip dispersal system in whole or part and may issue the permit if it finds that:
(1) the use or installation of the system is in the public interest;
(2) with proper safeguards, both subsurface and surface fresh water can be adequately protected from pollution; and
(3) the applicant has provided for the proper operation of the system.
(b) In the permit, the commission shall impose terms and conditions reasonably necessary to protect fresh water from pollution.
Terms Used In Texas Water Code 32.101
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The commission, in determining if the use or installation of a subsurface area drip dispersal system is in the public interest under Subsection (a)(1), shall consider:
(1) compliance history of the applicant and related entities under the method for using compliance history developed by the commission under § 5.754 and in accordance with the provisions of Subsection (d) of this section;
(2) whether there is a practical, economic, and feasible alternative to a subsurface area drip dispersal system reasonably available; and
(3) any other factor the commission considers relevant.
(d) The commission shall establish a procedure for the preparation of comprehensive summaries of the applicant’s compliance history, including the compliance history of any corporation or other business entity managed, owned, or otherwise closely related to the applicant. The summaries shall be made available to the applicant and any interested person after the commission has completed its technical review of the permit application and prior to giving public notice relating to the issuance of the permit. Evidence of compliance or noncompliance by an applicant for a subsurface area drip dispersal system permit with environmental statutes and the rules adopted or orders or permits issued by the commission may be offered by any party at a hearing on the applicant’s application and admitted into evidence subject to applicable rules of evidence. Evidence of the compliance history of an applicant for a subsurface area drip dispersal system permit may be offered by the executive director at a hearing on the application and admitted into evidence subject to the rules of evidence. The commission shall consider all evidence admitted, including compliance history, in determining whether to issue, amend, extend, or renew a permit. If the commission concludes that the applicant’s compliance history is unacceptable, the commission shall deny the permit.