Texas Administrative Code
Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Chapter 217 - DESIGN CRITERIA FOR DOMESTIC WASTEWATER SYSTEMS
Subchapter A - ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS
Section 217.4 - Variances
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) The engineering report must include all requested variances from the requirements of this chapter.
(b) The engineering report must include a technical justification for each variance requested. The executive director may determine what level of justification is acceptable.
(c) If the executive director determines that a variance may potentially endanger public health or the environment, the executive director may deny the variance or require that compensatory measures be taken to prevent a nuisance or the potential endangerment of public health or the environment.
(d) The executive director shall not grant or approve a variance that would violate any expressed prohibition in this chapter.
(e) A variance request that has been signed, dated, and sealed by an engineer; and certified by the engineer that the requested variance does not potentially endanger public health or the environment in the summary transmittal letter required by § 217.6 of this title (relating to Submittal Requirements and Review Process) is automatically approved 30 business days after receipt by the executive director unless:
