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TITLE 30ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 217DESIGN CRITERIA FOR DOMESTIC WASTEWATER SYSTEMS
SUBCHAPTER HNATURAL TREATMENT UNITS
RULE §217.202Primary and Secondary Treatment Units

(a) A primary treatment unit may be an aerated lagoon, a partially aerated lagoon, a facultative lagoon, an evaporative lagoon, or an Imhoff tank.

(b) A secondary treatment unit may be a stabilization lagoon, a constructed wetland, an evaporative lagoon, or an overland flow process. A secondary treatment unit may be used for polishing and tertiary treatment.

(c) A treated effluent storage lagoon downstream of the sampling location in the wastewater treatment facility permit is not considered a treatment unit for the purposes of this chapter.

(d) A secondary treatment unit must be preceded by a primary treatment unit.


Source Note: The provisions of this §217.202 adopted to be effective August 28, 2008, 33 TexReg 6843; amended to be effective December 4, 2015, 40 TexReg 8254

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