Floating Cabins required to be permitted by Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 32, shall have sewage disposal devices and equipment meeting the following requirements:
  (1) A Portable Marine Sanitation Device shall meet the following specifications:
    (A) The holding tank must be designed to facilitate the transport of sewage for lawful onshore disposal.
    (B) The device must be maintained in a serviceable condition allowing for removal of waste for onshore disposal.
  (2) Any marine sanitation device permanently installed on or within any floating cabin shall meet the following specifications:
    (A) The device shall be constructed so as to prevent the overboard discharge of treated or untreated sewage or any waste derived from sewage.
    (B) The device shall be designed for removal of waste materials by authorized pumping or removal of a liquid-tight storage container for onshore discharge.
    (C) Pumping shall only be permitted using the following methods:
      (i) discharge to a legally authorized sewage system;
      (ii) discharge to a legally authorized pump-out facility; or
      (iii) discharge to a liquid-tight vacuum truck or other conveyance for disposal by any of the methods listed in this section.

Source Note: The provisions of this §55.207 adopted to be effective February 11, 2002, 27 TexReg 946