Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 341.0356
Order to Stop Operations


(a)

A public water supply system shall stop operations on receipt of a written notification of the executive director of the commission or an order of the commission issued under this section.

(b)

The executive director or the commission may order a public water supply system to stop operations if:

(1)

the system was constructed without the approval required by Section 341.035 (Approved Plans Required for Public Water Supplies); or

(2)

the executive director determines that the system presents an imminent health hazard.

(c)

A notification or order issued under this section may be delivered by facsimile, by personal service, or by mail.

(d)

A water supply system subject to notification or an order under this section, on written request, is entitled to an opportunity to be heard by the commissioners at a commission meeting.

(e)

The public water supply system may not resume operations until the commission, the executive director, or a court authorizes the resumption.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 6.20, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Source: Section 341.0356 — Order to Stop Operations, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­341.­htm#341.­0356 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

341.001
Definitions
341.002
Rules for Sanitation and Health Protection
341.011
Nuisance
341.012
Abatement of Nuisance
341.013
Garbage, Refuse, and Other Waste
341.014
Disposal of Human Excreta
341.015
Sanitation of Ice Plants
341.016
Sanitation of Businesses
341.017
Sanitation Facilities for Railroad Maintenance-of-way Employees
341.018
Rodent Control
341.019
Mosquito Control on Uninhabited Residential Property
341.031
Public Drinking Water
341.032
Drinking Water Provided by Common Carrier
341.033
Protection of Public Water Supplies
341.034
Licensing and Registration of Persons Who Perform Duties Relating to Public Water Supplies
341.035
Approved Plans Required for Public Water Supplies
341.036
Sanitary Defects at Public Drinking Water Supply Systems
341.037
Protection of Bodies of Water from Sewage
341.038
Protection of Impounded Water from Disease-bearing Mosquitoes
341.039
Standards for Graywater and Alternative Onsite Water
341.040
Definition
341.041
Fees
341.042
Standards for Harvested Rainwater
341.046
Nonapplicability of Subchapter F
341.047
Criminal Penalty
341.048
Civil Enforcement
341.049
Administrative Penalty
341.050
Penalties Cumulative
341.061
Toilet Facilities
341.062
Public Buildings
341.063
Sanitation of Bus Line, Airline, and Coastwise Vessel
341.064
Swimming Pools, Artificial Swimming Lagoons, and Bathhouses
341.065
School Buildings and Grounds
341.066
Tourist Courts, Hotels, Inns, and Rooming Houses
341.067
Fairgrounds, Public Parks, and Amusement Centers
341.068
Restroom Availability Where the Public Congregates
341.069
Access to Restroom Facilities
341.081
Authority of Home-rule Municipalities Not Affected
341.082
Appointment of Environmental Health Officer in Certain Home-rule Municipalities
341.091
Criminal Penalty
341.092
Civil Enforcement
341.0315
Public Drinking Water Supply System Requirements
341.0316
Desalination of Marine Seawater for Drinking Water
341.0351
Notification of System Changes
341.0352
Advertised Quality of Water Supply
341.0353
Drinking Water Supply Comparative Rating Information
341.0354
Highway Signs for Approved System Rating
341.0355
Financial Assurance for Certain Systems
341.0356
Order to Stop Operations
341.0357
Identification Requirement for Device with Appearance of Fire Hydrant that Is Nonfunctioning or Unavailable for Use in Fire Emergency
341.0358
Public Safety Standards
341.0359
Fire Hydrant Flow Standards
341.0391
Direct Potable Reuse Guidance
341.0485
Water Utility Improvement Account
341.0645
Pool Safety
341.0646
Child Water Safety Requirements for Certain Organizations
341.0695
Interactive Water Features and Fountains
341.03571
Identification Requirement for Certain Fire Hydrants and Flush Valves in Certain Municipalities
341.03585
Fire Hydrant Flow and Pressure Standards in Certain Municipalities

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 341.0356’s source at texas​.gov