Texas Register, Volume 3, Number 8, Pages 345-413, January 31, 1978 Page: 394
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terested persons or representatives of the general public to
advise it with respect to any contemplated rulemaking. The
powers of these committees are advisory only.
(f) Any interested person may petition the board re-
questing the adoption of a rule. At the board's next meeting,
after submission of a petition, the board shall either deny the
petition in writing, stating its reasons for the denial, or shall
initiate rulemaking proceedings in accordance with the pro-
visions of this rule or may schedule hearings to determine the
necessity of such requested rule.
Issued in Waco, Texas, on January 23, 1978.
Doc. No. 780555 Joe C. Littrell, D.P.M.
Secretary-Treasurer
State Board of Podiatry Examiners
Effective Date: February 12, 1978
For further information, please call (512) 476-6331.
Texas Department of Water
Resources
Private Sewage Facility Regulations
Sam Rayburn Reservoir 157.31.12
The Texas Water Commission and the Texas Water Develop-
ment Board, on behalf of the Texas Department of Water
Resources, have adopted Rules 157.31.12.001-.015 concern-
ing the establishment of a regulated zone around Sam
Rayburn Reservoir; promulgating rules and regulations for
the control of sewage within the area which is not disposed of
in organized disposal systems; providing for licensing of pri-
vate sewage facilities; and designating the Angelina and
Neches River Authority to perform the licensing, regulation,
and enforcement functions related to the rules and regula-
tions set forth herein.
The Texas Water Quality Board, a predecessor agency to the
Texas Department of Water Resources, adopted Rules
130.12.12.002-.014 concerning the regulation of private
sewage facilities within a regulated zone around Sam
Rayburn Reservoir. These rules adopt the substantive provi-
sions of Texas Water Quality Board Rules 130.12.12.002-.014,
with changes made in nomenclature, lot size requirements,
and the approved fee schedule. Rule .013 has been added con-
cerning enforcement of this subchapter.
The rules, as adopted, will have no known fiscal implications.
Any costs to state and local governments for implementation
will be financed by license fees provided in these rules.
Comments regarding these proposed private sewage facility
regulations were invited and directed to Larry R. Soward,
Texas Water Commission, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas
78711, telephone (512) 475-1311. These rules, as well as any
comments received, were presented to the Texas Water Com-
mission and the Texas Water Development Board for adop-
tion no less than 30 days after publication.
Copies of these rules may be examined in or obtained from
the Texas Water Commission. Copies may also be examined
in the Office of the Secretary of State, Texas Register Divi-
sion.In 1947, the United States Army Corps of Engineers initiated
the construction of the Sam Reyburn Dam, located approx-
imately 10 miles northwest of the City of Jasper, with the
cooperation of the Lower Neches Valley Authority. In 1956,
the dam was constructed and the Sam Rayburn Reservoir
created. The reservoir holds approximately 1,148,900 acre-
feet of water and covers an area of some 141,300 acres. The
water is used both as a water supply reservoir and for recrea-
tional activities. Both of these purposes require maintenance
of water quality in the reservoir equal to, or in excess of, the
water quality standards for this portion of the Angelina River
as adopted by the Texas Department of Water Resources.
Among the potential sources of water pollution which must
be controlled in order to maintain these standards of water
quality is the disposal of sewage from individual dwellings,
subdivisions, motels, marinas, and other such developments
surrounding the reservoir. This subchapter is primarily con-
cerned with sewage discharged into private sewage facilities.
Sewage discharged into organized waste collection, treat-
ment, and disposal systems is regulated through the permit
system of the department. The regulation of sewage dis-
charged into private sewage facilities is of special concern
because the area surrounding Sam Rayburn Reservoir i ex-
pected to increase rapidly in population density.
These rules are promulgated under the authority of the Texas
Water Code, Section 26.031.
.001. Definitions.
(a) "Authority" means the Angelina and Neches River
Authority.
(b) "Commission" means the Texas Water Commission.
(c) "Department" means the Texas Department of
Water Resources.
(d) "Board" means the Texas Water Development
Board.
(e) "Executive director" means the executive director
of the Texas Department of Water Resources.
(f) "Sam Rayburn Reservoir" means the lake and
reservoir located on the Angelina River approximately 10
miles northwest of the City of Jasper, Texas.
(g) "Organized disposal system" means any public or
private system for the collection, treatment, and disposal of
sewage operated in accordance with the terms and conditions
of a permit from the Texas Water Commission.
(h) "Private sewage facilities" means all facilities,
systems, and methods used for the disposal of sewage other
than disposal systems operated under a permit issued by the
commission.
(i) "Sewage" means waterborne human or other
domestic waste.
(j) "Subdivision" means
(1) a subdivision which has been platted and
recorded with the county clerk of the county or counties in
which the land lies, or which is required by statute to be so
platted and recorded; or
(2) any land divided or proposed to be divided into
one or more lots or tracts, any of which is one acre or less in
size.
(k) "Take line" means the limit of land acquisition for
the Sam Rayburn Reservoir.
.002. Regulated Zone. The regulated zone is the zone for
which regulations of this subchapter apply. It is a zone in theVolume 3, Number 8, January 31, 1978
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