1. (a) Except as specified in this section, the requirements for a reclaimed water producer, provider, or user described in Subchapters A, B, C, and D of this chapter (relating to Use of Reclaimed Water) apply to a producer, provider, or user of industrial reclaimed water.
2. (b) The producer or user of industrial reclaimed water is not required to hold a permit for treatment and disposal as described in §210.1 of this title (relating to Applicability).
3. (c) A producer that uses industrial reclaimed water only within the boundaries of the industrial facility, or within the boundaries of properties contiguous to the facility and owned by the producer, is not required to comply with §210.4 of this title (relating to Notification). However, the producer must comply with all applicable requirements of this chapter pertaining to the industrial reclaimed water use. Unless the facility provides domestic water or wastewater services to the public, such as at a university, hospital, hotel, or similar institution, all exposed or buried piping receiving industrial reclaimed water constructed within the boundaries of the industrial facility is exempt from the color coding requirements of §210.25 of this title (relating to Special Design Criteria for Reclaimed Water Systems).
4. (d) The requirements of §210.5(d) of this title (relating to Authorization for the Use of Reclaimed Water) do not apply to a provider or user of industrial reclaimed water.
5. (e) The requirements of §210.25(e), (f), and (h) of this title (relating to Special Design Criteria for Reclaimed Water Systems) do not apply to the producer, provider, or user of industrial reclaimed water within the boundaries of the industrial facility or within the boundaries of properties contiguous to the facility and owned by the producer.
6. (f) The requirements of §210.31 of this title (relating to Applicability), §210.32 of this title (relating to Specific Uses of Reclaimed Water), §210.33 of this title (relating to Quality Standards for Using Reclaimed Water), §210.34 of this title (relating to Sampling and Analysis), §210.35 of this title (relating to Guidelines for Certain Distribution Systems), and §210.36 of this title (relating to Record Keeping and Reporting), do not apply to the producer, provider, or user of industrial reclaimed water.
7. (g) For purposes of applying the requirements of §210.23 of this title (relating to Storage Requirements for Reclaimed Water) to the authorized uses of industrial reclaimed water identified in §210.54 of this title (relating to Authorization of Industrial Reclaimed Water Use), industrial reclaimed water which is exempt from authorization will be considered equivalent to Type I reclaimed water. If authorization is required, then the executive director may determine whether other lining requirements are needed.
8. (h) Notwithstanding subsections (b)-(f) of this section, industrial reclaimed water that consists of industrial wastewater commingled with domestic wastewater is subject to all requirements of §§210.1-210.9 of this title (relating to General Provisions), §§210.21-210.25 of this title (relating to General Requirements for the Production, Conveyance, and Use of Reclaimed Water), and §§210.31-210.36 of this title (relating to Quality Criteria and Specific Uses for Reclaimed Water).

Source Note:The provisions of this §210.53 adopted to be effective May 12, 1997, 22 TexReg 3810.