Water Code § 26.0275

Sec. 26.0275. RESTRICTION ON PERMITS FOR DISCHARGES INTO CERTAIN SEGMENTS AND DRAINAGE AREAS. (a) In this section: (1) "Classified segment" means any portion of Devils River located in Val Verde County and identified in Appendices A and C of 30 T.A.C. Section 307.10 as it existed on September 1, 2025. (2) "Unclassified water body" means a water body other than a classified segment. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the commission may not issue a new permit authorizing the direct discharge from a domestic or industrial wastewater treatment facility of any waste, effluent, or pollutants into a classified segment or an unclassified water body in Val Verde County that drains into a classified segment. (c) This section does not affect the authority of the commission to issue: (1) an individual or general permit for a municipal separate storm sewer system; or (2) a general permit for stormwater and associated non-stormwater discharges. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 894 (H.B. 3333), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.