A utility or water supply corporation is exempt from the requirement to possess a certificate of convenience and necessity in order to provide retail water service if it:
  (1) has less than 15 potential service connections;
  (2) is not owned by or affiliated with a retail public utility or any other provider of potable water service;
  (3) is not within the certificated area of another retail public utility; and
  (4) is not within the corporate boundaries of a district or municipality unless it receives written authorization from the district or municipality.

Source Note: The provisions of this §291.103 adopted to be effective October 9, 1990, 15 TexReg 4019; amended to be effective January 10, 1996, 21 TexReg 114; amended to be effective February 4, 1999, 24 TexReg 738; amended to be effective January 3, 2019, 43 TexReg 8617