{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-26.171","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 26.171","heading":"INSPECTION OF PUBLIC WATER.","body":"A local government may inspect the public water in its area and determine whether or not:\n(1) the quality of the water meets the state water quality standards adopted by the commission;\n(2) persons discharging effluent into the public water located in the areas of which the local government has jurisdiction have obtained permits for discharge of the effluent; and\n(3) persons who have permits are making discharges in compliance with the requirements of the permits.\nAmended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.103, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION","SUBTITLE D. WATER QUALITY CONTROL","CHAPTER 26. WATER QUALITY CONTROL","SUBCHAPTER E. AUTHORITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.26.htm#26.171","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"54f9d165f075346c84f0d2b918e13ebe05e1f2e7722d019baec638265d9e6427","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-26.137","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-26.172"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}