{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-32.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 32.003","heading":"POLICY AND PURPOSE.","body":"It is the policy of this state and the purpose of this chapter to:\n(1) maintain the quality of fresh water in the state to the extent consistent with the public health and welfare and the operation of existing industries;\n(2) promote the beneficial reuse of commercial, industrial, and municipal waste for the economic development of the state, thereby reducing the demand on the state's supply of fresh water;\n(3) prevent underground injection that may pollute fresh water; and\n(4) require the use of all reasonable methods to implement this policy.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 637 (H.B. 2651), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION","SUBTITLE D. WATER QUALITY CONTROL","CHAPTER 32. SUBSURFACE AREA DRIP DISPERSAL SYSTEM","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.32.htm#32.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"344ad9ede9f10d53affb878a53df52cadc8d0521acb793431881e133ef06055c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-32.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-32.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}