Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 30. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY |
PART 1. TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY |
CHAPTER 285. ON-SITE SEWAGE FACILITIES |
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
§ 285.1. Purpose and Applicability |
§ 285.2. Definitions |
§ 285.3. General Requirements |
§ 285.4. Facility Planning |
§ 285.5. Submittal Requirements for Planning Materials |
§ 285.6. Cluster Systems |
§ 285.7. Maintenance Requirements |
§ 285.8. Multiple On-Site Sewage Facility (OSSF) Systems on One Large Tract of Land |
SUBCHAPTER B. LOCAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE OSSF PROGRAM |
§ 285.10. Delegation to Authorized Agents |
§ 285.11. General Requirements |
§ 285.12. Review of Locally Administered Programs |
§ 285.13. Revocation of Authorized Agent Delegation |
§ 285.14. Charge-back Fee |
SUBCHAPTER C. COMMISSION ADMINISTRATION OF THE OSSF PROGRAM IN AREAS WHERE NO AUTHORIZED AGENT EXISTS |
§ 285.20. General Requirements |
§ 285.21. Fees |
SUBCHAPTER D. PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION, AND INSTALLATION STANDARDS FOR OSSFS |
§ 285.30. Site Evaluation |
§ 285.31. Selection Criteria for Treatment and Disposal Systems |
§ 285.32. Criteria for Sewage Treatment Systems |
§ 285.33. Criteria for Effluent Disposal Systems |
§ 285.34. Other Requirements |
§ 285.35. Emergency Repairs |
§ 285.36. Abandoned Tanks, Boreholes, Cesspools, and Seepage Pits |
§ 285.37. On-Site Sewage Facilities and Water Treatment Equipment and Appliances |
§ 285.38. Prevention of Unauthorized Access to On-Site Sewage Facilities (OSSFs) |
§ 285.39. On-Site Sewage Facilities Maintenance and Management Practices |
SUBCHAPTER E. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OSSFS LOCATED IN THE EDWARDS AQUIFER RECHARGE ZONE |
§ 285.40. OSSFs on the Recharge Zone of the Edwards Aquifer |
§ 285.41. Edwards Aquifer Protection Plan |
§ 285.42. Other Requirements |
SUBCHAPTER F. LICENSING AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTALLERS, APPRENTICES, DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES, SITE EVALUATORS, MAINTENANCE PROVIDERS, AND MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS |
§ 285.50. General Requirements |
§ 285.60. Duties and Responsibilities of Site Evaluators |
§ 285.61. Duties and Responsibilities of Installers |
§ 285.62. Duties and Responsibilities of Designated Representatives |
§ 285.63. Duties and Responsibilities of Registered Apprentices |
§ 285.64. Duties and Responsibilities of Maintenance Providers and Maintenance Technicians |
§ 285.65. Suspension or Revocation of License or Registration |
SUBCHAPTER G. OSSF ENFORCEMENT |
§ 285.70. Duties of Owners With Malfunctioning OSSFs |
§ 285.71. Authorized Agent Enforcement of OSSFs |
SUBCHAPTER H. DISPOSAL OF GRAYWATER |
§ 285.80. General Requirements |
§ 285.81. Requirements and Conditions for Potentially Reducing the Size of an OSSF Disposal System for a Single Family Residence with a Graywater Reuse System or a Combined Reuse System |
SUBCHAPTER I. APPENDICES |
§ 285.90. Figures |
§ 285.91. Tables |