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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 366.052: PERMIT NOT REQUIRED FOR ON-SITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL ON CERTAIN SINGLE RESIDENCES.

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  1. HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
  2. TITLE 5. SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
  3. SUBTITLE B. SOLID WASTE, TOXIC CHEMICALS, SEWAGE, LITTER, AND WATER
  4. CHAPTER 366. ON-SITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS
  5. SUBCHAPTER D. PERMITS; FEES

(a) Sections 366.051, 366.053, 366.054, and 366.057 do not apply to an on-site sewage disposal system of a single residence that is located on a land tract that is 10 acres or larger in which the field line or sewage disposal line is not closer than 100 feet of the property line.

(b) Effluent from the on-site sewage disposal system on a single residence:

(1) must be retained in the specified limits;

(2) may not create a nuisance; and

(3) may not pollute groundwater.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.113, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:17Z. Source file · JSON

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