Austin City Code § 6-5-11 APPLICABILITY.
§ 6-5-11 - APPLICABILITY.
This article applies in the planning jurisdiction.
Source: 1992 Code Section 4-1-1; Ord. 031023-10; Ord. 031211-11.
POLLUTION OF WATER SUPPLY PROHIBITED.
Austin City Code tit. 6, ch. 6-5, art. 2
in effectAustin City Code § 6-5-12 POLLUTION PROHIBITED.
§ 6-5-12 - POLLUTION PROHIBITED.
A person may not directly or indirectly discharge, allow to be discharged, or place into the water supply, land that drains into the water supply, or into a water treatment or distribution system:
(1) garbage;
(2) litter;
(3) sewage;
(4) effluent;
(5) industrial waste;
(6) other waste; or
(7) other substance that causes pollution.
Source: 1992 Code Sections 4-1-2(A) and (B) and 4-1-3; Ord. 031023-10; Ord. 031211-11.
Austin City Code § 6-5-13 NUISANCE.
§ 6-5-13 - NUISANCE.
A person who violates Section 6-5-12 (Pollution Prohibited) creates a public nuisance.
Source: 1992 Code Sections 4-1-2(C); Ord. 031023-10; Ord. 031211-11.
Austin City Code § 6-5-14 PENALTY.
§ 6-5-14 - PENALTY.
A person who violates a provision of this article commits a Class C misdemeanor and is subject to the penalty prescribed by Section 1-1-99 (Offenses; General Penalty).
Source: 1992 Code Sections 4-1-2(C), 4-1-3, and 4-1-999; Ord. 031023-10; Ord. 031211-11.
Source: City of Austin, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/austin/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT6ENCOCO_CH6-5WAQU_ART2POWASUPRFetched: 10/27/2026