Section 222.3 - Applicability(a) This chapter applies to any person who operates a wastewater dispersal system that: (1) injects processed commercial, industrial, or municipal wastewater effluent into the ground at a depth of not more than 48 inches; and(2) spreads the wastewater over the area so that the soil hydrologic absorption rate and crop/plant root absorption rate are not exceeded.(b) This chapter does not apply to: (1) wastewater disposal systems authorized under Chapter 285 of this title (relating to On-Site Sewage Facilities) and Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC), Chapter 366;(2) disposal systems for oil and gas waste, tar sands, sulfur, brine from desalination plants, and hazardous waste as defined by THSC, §361.003;(3) drainfields, leaching chambers, or other gravity trench systems;(4) subsurface drip irrigation systems that do not meet the definition of "Subsurface area drip dispersal systems," as defined in § 222.5 of this title (relating to Definitions); or(5) systems regulated in § 331.8 of this title (relating to Prohibition of Motor Vehicle Waste Disposal Wells and Large Capacity Cesspools).30 Tex. Admin. Code § 222.3
The provisions of this §222.3 adopted to be effective July 5, 2006, 31 TexReg 5308; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 02, January 10, 2020, TexReg 367, eff. 1/9/2020