The commission may issue temporary orders, and the commission or executive director may issue emergency orders, relating to the discharge of waste or pollutants into or adjacent to any water in the state under Texas Water Code, §5.509 when necessary to enable action to be taken more expeditiously than is otherwise provided by Texas Water Code, Chapter 26 to effectuate the policy and purposes of that chapter.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §35.301 adopted to be effective December 10, 1998, 23 TexReg 12413.