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

Tex. Water Code § 7.148: FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE POLLUTION CONTROL MEASURES.

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  1. WATER CODE
  2. TITLE 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION
  3. SUBTITLE A. EXECUTIVE AGENCIES
  4. CHAPTER 7. ENFORCEMENT
  5. SUBCHAPTER E. CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND PENALTIES

(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly tampers with, modifies, disables, or fails to use pollution control or monitoring devices, systems, methods, or practices required by Chapter 26 or a rule adopted or a permit or an order issued under Chapter 26 by the commission or one of its predecessor agencies unless done in strict compliance with the rule, permit, or order.

(b) An offense under this section is punishable for an individual under Section 7.187(1)(C) or Section 7.187(2)(D) or both.

(c) An offense under this section is punishable for a person other than an individual under Section 7.187(1)(D).

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:48Z. Source file · JSON

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