Texas Administrative Code
Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Chapter 218 - BRINE EVAPORATION PITS
Section 218.5 - Purpose

(1) prohibit discharge from the facility into or adjacent to water in the state;

(2) establish standards for design, construction, location, operation, and maintenance to prevent contamination of surface and groundwater resources;

(3) require financial assurance to ensure proper closure of the evaporation pit; and

(4) require that the owner or operator submit evidence to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of pollution liability insurance coverage of bodily injury and property damage to third parties.