Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 30. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY |
PART 1. TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY |
CHAPTER 217. DESIGN CRITERIA FOR DOMESTIC WASTEWATER SYSTEMS |
SUBCHAPTER H. NATURAL TREATMENT UNITS |
SECTION 217.202. Primary and Secondary Treatment Units
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(a) A primary treatment unit may be an aerated lagoon, a partially aerated lagoon, a facultative lagoon, an evaporative lagoon, or an Imhoff tank. (b) A secondary treatment unit may be a stabilization lagoon, a constructed wetland, an evaporative lagoon, or an overland flow process. A secondary treatment unit may be used for polishing and tertiary treatment. (c) A treated effluent storage lagoon downstream of the sampling location in the wastewater treatment facility permit is not considered a treatment unit for the purposes of this chapter. (d) A secondary treatment unit must be preceded by a primary treatment unit. Source Note: The provisions of this §217.202 adopted to be effective August 28, 2008, 33 TexReg 6843; amended to be effective December 4, 2015, 40 TexReg 8254