Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 366.002
Definitions
(1)
“Authorized agent” means a local governmental entity authorized by the commission to implement and enforce rules under this chapter.(2)
“Commission” means the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.(3)
, (4) Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 880, Sec. 25(2), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.(5)
“Local governmental entity” means a municipality, county, river authority, or special district, including an underground water district, soil and water conservation district, or public health district.(6)
“Nuisance” means:(A)
sewage, human excreta, or other organic waste discharged or exposed in a manner that makes it a potential instrument or medium in the transmission of disease to or between persons; or(B)
an overflowing septic tank or similar device, including surface discharge from or groundwater contamination by a component of an on-site sewage disposal system, or a blatant discharge from an on-site sewage disposal system.(7)
“On-site sewage disposal system” means one or more systems of treatment devices and disposal facilities that:(A)
produce not more than 5,000 gallons of waste each day; and(B)
are used only for disposal of sewage produced on a site on which any part of the system is located.(8)
“Owner” means a person who owns a building or other property served by an on-site sewage disposal system.(9)
“Sewage” means waste that:(A)
is primarily organic and biodegradable or decomposable; and(B)
generally originates as human, animal, or plant waste from certain activities, including the use of toilet facilities, washing, bathing, and preparing food.
Source:
Section 366.002 — Definitions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.366.htm#366.002 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).
