(a) This chapter applies to any person who operates
a wastewater dispersal system that:
(1) injects processed commercial, industrial, or municipal
wastewater effluent into the ground at a depth of not more than 48
inches; and
(2) spreads the wastewater over the area so that the
soil hydrologic absorption rate and crop/plant root absorption rate
are not exceeded.
(b) This chapter does not apply to:
(1) wastewater disposal systems authorized under Chapter
285 of this title (relating to On-Site Sewage Facilities) and Texas
Health and Safety Code (THSC), Chapter 366;
(2) disposal systems for oil and gas waste, tar sands,
sulfur, brine from desalination plants, and hazardous waste as defined
by THSC, §361.003;
(3) drainfields, leaching chambers, or other gravity
trench systems;
(4) subsurface drip irrigation systems that do not
meet the definition of "Subsurface area drip dispersal systems," as
defined in §222.5 of this title (relating to Definitions); or
(5) systems regulated in §331.8 of this title
(relating to Prohibition of Motor Vehicle Waste Disposal Wells and
Large Capacity Cesspools).
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