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Committee backs bill to allow reclaimed water for aquifer storage and recovery projects
Summary
Senate Bill 28 85 would permit use of treated reclaimed water for aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) projects, subject to standards adopted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; the committee adopted a substitute clarifying the treatment standard and advanced the bill.
Senate Bill 28 85, presented by Senator Flores, would clarify that reclaimed water—if treated to standards adopted by the commission—may be used for aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) projects. Flores cited El Paso’s long‑running ASR operations as precedent and said the current statute lacked explicit authority to use reclaimed water directly for ASR even when that water meets potable standards.
Temple city officials and consultants testified in favor. David Olsen (assistant city manager and…
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