{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-26.030","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 26.030","heading":"PERMIT; EFFECT ON RECREATIONAL WATER.","body":"(a) In considering the issuance of a permit to discharge effluent into any body of water having an established recreational standard, the commission shall consider any unpleasant odor quality of the effluent and the possible adverse effect that it might have on the receiving body of water, and the commission may consider the odor as one of the elements of the water quality of the effluent.\n(b) In considering the issuance of a permit to discharge effluent comprised primarily of sewage or municipal waste into any body of water that crosses or abuts any park, playground, or schoolyard within one mile of the point of discharge, the commission shall consider any unpleasant qualities of the effluent, including unpleasant odor, and any possible adverse effects that the discharge of the effluent might have on the recreational value of the park, playground, or schoolyard.\nAmended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 424, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 1985.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION","SUBTITLE D. WATER QUALITY CONTROL","CHAPTER 26. WATER QUALITY CONTROL","SUBCHAPTER B. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.26.htm#26.030","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"bc9848e1e9391069ccab70883087ad9189745020548d8b0a60cc2674224a8ce4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-26.0292","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-26.0301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}