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Committee adopts protection for Devil’s River: new restriction on treated wastewater discharges in Val Verde County
Summary
A committee substitute for House Bill 3,333 would ban new permits authorizing direct treated wastewater discharges into the Devil’s River in Val Verde County, lawmakers said.
The Senate Committee on Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs adopted a committee substitute for House Bill 3,333 that would prevent the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality from issuing new permits authorizing direct treated wastewater discharges into the Devil’s River basin in Val Verde County.
Sponsor Senator Blanco told the committee that the Devil’s River is one of Texas’ most pristine waterways and that current permitting rules…
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