Sec. 26.0311. STANDARDS FOR CONTROL OF GRAYWATER

(a) In this section, "graywater" means wastewater from clothes washing machines, showers, bathtubs, handwashing lavatories, and sinks that are not used for disposal of hazardous or toxic ingredients. The term does not include wastewater:

(1) that has come in contact with toilet waste;

(2) from the washing of material, including diapers, soiled with human excreta; or

(3) from sinks used for food preparation or disposal.

(b) The commission by rule shall adopt and implement minimum standards for the use of graywater for:

(1) irrigation and other agricultural purposes;

(2) domestic use, to the extent consistent with Section 341.039, Health and Safety Code;

(3) commercial purposes; and

(4) industrial purposes.

(c) The standards adopted by the commission under Subsection (b) must assure that the use of graywater is not a nuisance and does not damage the quality of surface water and groundwater in this state.

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 541, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 233, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1993; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 689, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.