DRINKING WATER.

Austin City Code tit. 6, ch. 6-5, art. 4

in effect

Austin City Code § 6-5-41 APPLICABILITY.

§ 6-5-41 - APPLICABILITY. This article applies to a person who supplies drinking water for use by a business establishment, food service establishment, hotel, motel, inn, fishing camp, marina, school, church, subdivision, or a person not in the immediate household of the water supplier. Source: 1992 Code Section 4-1-50; Ord. 031023-10; Ord. 031211-11.

Austin City Code § 6-5-42 COMPLIANCE WITH HEALTH AND POLLUTION STANDARDS.

§ 6-5-42 - COMPLIANCE WITH HEALTH AND POLLUTION STANDARDS. (A) A water supplier shall: (1) provide drinking water that is free from deleterious matter; and (2) comply with drinking water standards established by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. (B) If a water supplier draws drinking water from an open body of water, the health authority shall presume that the water is polluted and require that the water supplier coagulate, settle, filter, and chemically treat the water in accordance with approved practices. (C) If a water supplier obtains drinking water from an underground source, the health authority shall require that the water supplier treat the water in accordance with the standards of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Source: 1992 Code Section 4-1-51; Ord. 031023-10; Ord. 031211-11.

Austin City Code § 6-5-43 PERMIT AND CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY REQUIRED.

§ 6-5-43 - PERMIT AND CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY REQUIRED. (A) Except for water distributed by a governmental entity, a person may not provide drinking water unless the person first obtains a permit from the health authority and pays the permit fee established by separate ordinance. (B) A person may not provide drinking water for a charge unless the person: (1) employs an operator who holds a certificate of competency issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; and (2) submits samples as required by the health authority for chemical and bacteriological analysis. Source: 1992 Code Section 4-1-52; Ord. 031023-10; Ord. 031211-11.

Austin City Code § 6-5-44 PENALTY.

§ 6-5-44 - 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 Section 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_ART4DRWAFetched: 10/27/2026