1. (a) An owner may not begin construction of a facility with approved plans and specifications until the executive director issues a wastewater permit for the facility, unless the commission issues the owner an authorization to construct under Texas Water Code, §26.027(c).
2. (b) An owner must obtain a plans and specifications approval of a particular permit phase before beginning to construct or operate under that permit phase.
3. (c) An owner must phase the construction of a facility as required by the associated wastewater permit, unless a variance is granted under §217.4 of this title (relating to Variances).
4. (d) A person is prohibited from allowing a bypass of untreated or partially treated wastewater during construction without a commission order for such discharge.
5. (e) An owner that materially alters or expands an existing collection system or treatment facility or builds a new facility must comply with the requirements of this chapter that are in effect on the date the plans and specifications are submitted for approval unless granted a variance in accordance with §217.1(c).
6. (f) A treatment facility owner that must apply for a new permit or that never received a plans and specifications approval for an existing facility must comply with the requirements of this chapter that are in effect at the time the new permit application is submitted or the lack of plans and specifications approval is discovered.
7. (g) A collection system owner that never received a plans and specifications approval for an existing collection system must meet the design criteria in effect at the time the lack of the plans and specifications approval is discovered.

Source Note:The provisions of this §217.11 adopted to be effective August 28, 2008, 33 TexReg 6843.