Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (formerly Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission)
Abstract:
It is the policy of this state and the purpose of this chapter to maintain the quality of water in the
state consistent with public health and enjoyment, propagation and protection of terrestrial and aquatic life,
operation of existing industries, and economic development of the state; to encourage and promote
development and use of regional and area-wide wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal systems to
serve the wastewater disposal needs of the citizens of the state; and to require the use of all reasonable
methods to implement this policy.