It is the policy of the commission to assist the state's citizens in obtaining safe and adequate on-site sewage facilities (OSSFs); to minimize the exposure of Texas citizens to the disease transmission potential of human and domestic waste; to minimize the contamination of drinking water supplies and hazards to the state's recreational areas; and to reduce the potential for surface and groundwater pollution. It is further the policy of the commission to promote regulation of OSSFs by local governmental entities and to eliminate and prevent health hazards through the regulation and the proper planning of the location, design, construction, installation, alteration, extension, repair, operation, and maintenance of OSSFs.

Source Note:The provisions of this §285.1 adopted to be effective February 5, 1997, 22 TexReg 1114.