§ 36.1145 — OPERATING PERMIT RENEWAL.

Texas § 36.1145

• Jurisdiction: Texas
• Code WA: Water Code

Text

Sec. 36.1145. OPERATING PERMIT RENEWAL. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a district shall without a hearing renew or approve an application to renew an operating permit before the date on which the permit expires, provided that:
(1) the application, if required by the district, is submitted in a timely manner and accompanied by any required fees in accordance with district rules; and
(2) the permit holder is not requesting a change related to the renewal that would require a permit amendment under district rules.
(b) A district is not required to renew a permit under this section if the applicant:
(1) is delinquent in paying a fee required by the district;
(2) is subject to a pending enforcement action for a substantive violation of a district permit, order, or rule that has not been settled by agreement with the district or a final adjudication; or
(3) has not paid a civil penalty or has otherwise failed to comply with an order resulting from a final adjudication of a violation of a district permit, order, or rule.
(c) If a district is not required to renew a permit under Subsection (b)(2), the permit remains in effect until the final settlement or adjudication on the matter of the substantive violation.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 308 (S.B. 854 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.