Section 216.27 - Water Pollution Control and Abatement Programs(a) The Water Pollution Control and Abatement Program of a city shall encompass the area within a city's municipal boundaries and, subject to Texas Water Code, § 26.179 (relating to Designation of Water Quality Protection Zones in Certain Areas), may include areas within its extra-territorial jurisdiction which in the judgment of the city should be included to enable the city to achieve its objectives for the area within its territorial jurisdiction.(b) The city shall include in the Program the services and functions which, in the judgment of the city or as may be reasonably required by the commission, will provide effective water pollution control and abatement for the city to address water pollution attributable to non-permitted sources, including the following services and functions: (1) the development and maintenance of an inventory of all significant waste discharges into or adjacent to the water within the city and, where the city so elects, within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city, without regard to whether or not the discharges are authorized by the commission;(2) the regular monitoring of all significant waste discharges included in the inventory prepared pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection;(3) the collecting of samples and the conducting of periodic inspections and tests of the waste discharges being monitored to determine whether the discharges are being conducted in compliance with this chapter and any applicable permits, orders, or rules of the commission, and whether they should be covered by a permit from the commission;(4) in cooperation with the commission, a procedure for obtaining compliance by the waste dischargers being monitored, including where necessary the use of legal enforcement proceedings;(5) the development and execution of reasonable and realistic plans for controlling and abating pollution or potential pollution resulting from generalized discharges of waste which are not traceable to a specific source, such as storm sewer discharges and urban runoff from rainwater; and(6) any additional services, functions, or other requirements as may be prescribed by commission rule to effectuate the purposes of this subchapter.30 Tex. Admin. Code § 216.27
The provisions of this §216.27 adopted to be effective March 9, 1999, 24 TexReg 1622