Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 341.034
Licensing and Registration of Persons Who Perform Duties Relating to Public Water Supplies
(a)
A person who operates a public water supply on a contract or volunteer basis must hold a registration issued by the commission under Chapter 37 (Occupational Licensing and Registration), Water Code.(b)
A person who performs process control duties in production or distribution of drinking water for a public water system must hold a license issued by the commission under Chapter 37 (Occupational Licensing and Registration), Water Code, unless:(1)
the duties are provided to a transient, noncommunity water system; and(2)
the water system uses groundwater that is not under the influence of surface water.(c)
A person who repairs or tests the installation or operation of backflow prevention assemblies must hold a license issued by the commission under Chapter 37 (Occupational Licensing and Registration), Water Code.(d)
A person who inspects homes and businesses to identify potential or actual cross-connections or other contaminant hazards in public water systems must hold a license issued by the commission under Chapter 37 (Occupational Licensing and Registration), Water Code, unless the person is licensed by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners as a plumbing inspector or water supply protection specialist.(e)
Unless the person is licensed by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners, a person must hold a license issued by the commission under Chapter 37 (Occupational Licensing and Registration), Water Code, if, under a contract, the person:(1)
installs, exchanges, connects, maintains, or services potable water treatment equipment and appliances in public or private water systems; or(2)
analyzes water to determine how to treat influent or effluent water, alter or purify water, or add or remove a mineral, chemical, or bacterial content or substance as part of the complete installation, exchange, connection, maintenance, or service of potable water treatment equipment and appliances.
Source:
Section 341.034 — Licensing and Registration of Persons Who Perform Duties Relating to Public Water Supplies, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.341.htm#341.034 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
