Texas Water Code - Section 5.236. Groundwater Contamination Reports
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§ 5.236. GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION REPORTS. (a) If the
executive director acquires information that confirms that a
potential public health hazard exists because usable groundwater
has been or is being contaminated, the executive director, not
later than the 30th day after the date on which the executive
director acquires the information confirming contamination, shall
give written notice of the contamination to the following persons:
(1) the county judge and the county health officer, if
any, in each county in which the contamination has occurred or is
occurring;
(2) any person under the commission's jurisdiction who
is suspected of contributing to the contamination; and
(3) any other state agency with jurisdiction over any
person who is suspected of contributing to the contamination.
(b) The executive director shall give the notice in the
manner and form, and include the information, required by rule of
the commission.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 393, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Section: 5.229 5.2291 5.230 5.231 5.232 5.233 5.234 5.236 5.237 5.238 5.271 5.272 5.273 5.274 5.275
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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