89R11160 CMO-F
By: Hughes S.B. No. 1976
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain testing requirements at certain wastewater
treatment facilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 26, Water Code, is amended
by adding Section 26.054 to read as follows:
Sec. 26.054. URINARY METABOLITE TESTING FOR CERTAIN
WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES. (a) The commission shall conduct
quarterly testing for the urinary metabolites listed in Subsection
(b) of all intakes and outflows of the wastewater treatment
facilities described by Subsection (c). Tests conducted under this
section must be performed by an accredited or certified
environmental testing laboratory.
(b) In accordance with Subsection (a), the commission shall
conduct testing for the following urinary metabolites in the form
of gluconates:
(1) benzophenone;
(2) bisphenol A;
(3) estrone;
(4) ethinyl estradiol;
(5) musk ketone;
(6) pregnanediol;
(7) testosterone;
(8) tonalide (AHTN);
(9) mifepristone; and
(10) any other organic substance required to be tested
for by the commission.
(c) The commission shall conduct the testing required by
this section at:
(1) each wastewater treatment facility located within
10 miles of a municipality with a population of 250,000 or more; and
(2) at least 10 wastewater treatment facilities
located within 10 miles of a municipality:
(A) with a population of 100,000 or more but less
than 250,000;
(B) with a population of 25,000 or more but less
than 100,000; and
(C) with a population of less than 25,000.
(d) In selecting wastewater treatment facilities for
testing under Subsection (c)(2), the commission shall prioritize
facilities that reasonably represent typical wastewater systems of
municipalities of the population categories in that subsection.
(e) The commission shall maintain detailed records of all
testing conducted under this section and publish the records on the
commission's Internet website. The records must include:
(1) the date on which each sample was collected;
(2) the location from which each sample was collected;
(3) the date on which each sample was tested for the
presence of the urinary metabolites listed in Subsection (b); and
(4) the results of the test for each urinary
metabolite listed in Subsection (b) in parts per trillion.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2025.