| (a) The commission or executive director may issue
orders under Chapter 35 of this title (relating to Emergency and Temporary
Orders and Permits; Temporary Suspension or Amendment of Permit Conditions)
to:
(1) appoint a temporary manager under Texas Water Code, §5.507
and §13.4132;
(2) compel a retail public utility that has obtained
a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide water
or sewer service, or both, that complies with all statutory and regulatory
requirements of the commission if necessary to ensure safe drinking
water or environmental protection; and
(3) compel a retail public utility to provide an emergency
interconnection with a neighboring retail public utility for the provision
of temporary water or sewer service, or both, for not more than 90
days if necessary to ensure safe drinking water or environmental protection.
(b) If an order is issued under this section without
a hearing, the order shall fix a time, as soon after the emergency
order is issued as is practicable, and place for a hearing to be held
before the commission.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §291.14 adopted to be effective October 9, 1990, 15 TexReg 4019; amended to be effective January 10, 1996, 21 TexReg 114; amended to be effective December 10, 1998, 23 TexReg 12436; amended to be effective January 3, 2019, 43 TexReg 8617; amended to be effective March 18, 2021, 46 TexReg 1655 |
