Sec. 26.0301.  WASTEWATER OPERATIONS COMPANY REGISTRATION AND OPERATOR LICENSING.  (a)  The holders of permits to discharge wastewater from a sewage treatment facility shall employ a treatment plant operator holding a valid license issued by the commission under Chapter 37 for the type of facility being operated.
(b)  Every person that is in the business of providing sewage treatment or collection facility services under contract must hold a valid registration issued by the commission under Chapter 37.
(c)  A person who performs process control activities at a sewage treatment facility or supervises the maintenance of a sewage collection system must hold a license issued by the commission under Chapter 37.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 5.010, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 400, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 564, Sec. 1.04, eff. June 11, 1993;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 746, Sec. 6, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 333, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 880, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.