Tex. Water Code § 7.302
GROUNDS FOR REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF PERMIT
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- Tex. Water Code § 7.302, GROUNDS FOR REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF PERMIT, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/578769
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(a) This section applies to a permit or exemption issued by the commission under:
(1) Section 18.005 of this code;
(2) Chapter 26, 27, 28, or 31 of this code;
(3) Subchapter C or R, Chapter 361, Health and Safety Code;
(4) Subchapter D, Chapter 366, Health and Safety Code;
(5) Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code; or
(6) a rule adopted under any of those provisions.
(b) After notice and hearing, the commission may revoke, suspend, or revoke and reissue a permit or exemption on any of the following grounds:
(1) violating any term or condition of the permit, and revocation, suspension, or revocation and reissuance is necessary in order to maintain the quality of water or the quality of air in the state, or to otherwise protect human health and the environment consistent with the objectives of the statutes or rules within the commission's jurisdiction;
(2) having a record of environmental violations in the preceding five years at the permitted or exempted site;
(3) causing a discharge, release, or emission contravening a pollution control standard set by the commission or contravening the intent of a statute or rule described in Subsection (a);
(4) including a material mistake in a federal operating permit issued under Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code, or making an inaccurate statement in establishing an emissions standard or other term or condition of a federal operating permit;
(5) misrepresenting or failing to disclose fully all relevant facts in obtaining the permit or misrepresenting to the commission any relevant fact at any time;
(6) a permit holder being indebted to the state for fees, payment of penalties, or taxes imposed by the statutes or rules within the commission's jurisdiction;
(7) a permit holder failing to ensure that the management of the permitted facility conforms or will conform to the statutes and rules within the commission's jurisdiction;
(8) the permit is subject to cancellation or suspension under Section 26.084;
(9) abandoning the permit or operations under the permit; or
(10) the commission finds that a change in conditions requires elimination of the discharge authorized by the permit.