Terms Used In Texas Water Code Chapter 26 > Subchapter L - Protection of Certain Watersheds

• Agricultural waste: means waterborne liquid, gaseous, or solid substances that arise from the agricultural industry and agricultural activities, including without limitation agricultural animal feeding pens and lots, structures for housing and feeding agricultural animals, and processing facilities for agricultural products. See Texas Water Code 26.001
• Board: means the Texas Water Development Board. See Texas Water Code 26.001
• Commission: means the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. See Texas Water Code 26.001
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Executive director: means the executive director of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. See Texas Water Code 26.001
• Permit: means an order issued by the commission in accordance with the procedures prescribed in this chapter establishing the treatment which shall be given to wastes being discharged into or adjacent to any water in the state to preserve and enhance the quality of the water and specifying the conditions under which the discharge may be made. See Texas Water Code 26.001
• Person: means an individual, association, partnership, corporation, municipality, state or federal agency, or an agent or employee thereof. See Texas Water Code 26.001
• Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
• Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
• Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
• United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005