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S.B. No. 1073 1 system is located. 2 (b-2) A person who installs and maintains rainwater 3 harvesting systems that are connected to a public water supply 4 system and are used for potable purposes must be licensed by the 5 Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners as a master plumber or 6 journeyman plumber and hold an endorsement issued by the board as a 7 water supply protection specialist. 8 (b-3) A person who intends to connect a rainwater harvesting 9 system to a public water supply system for use for potable purposes 10 must give written notice of that intention to the municipality in 11 which the rainwater harvesting system is located or the owner or 12 operator of the public water supply system before connecting the 13 rainwater harvesting system to the public water supply system. 14 (b-4) A municipally owned water or wastewater utility, a 15 municipality, or the owner or operator of a public water supply 16 system may not be held liable for any adverse health effects 17 allegedly caused by the consumption of water collected by a
18 rainwater harvesting system that is connected to a public water 19 supply system and is used for potable purposes if the municipally 20 owned water or wastewater utility, municipality, or public water 21 supply system is in compliance with the sanitary standards for 22 drinking water applicable to the municipally owned water or 23 wastewater utility, municipality, or public water supply system. 24 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
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Texas. Legislature. Senate.82nd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1073, Chapter 1240,
legislative document,
June 17, 2011;
[Austin, Texas].
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth311738/m1/2/:
accessed May 25, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;
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