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TITLE 30ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 217DESIGN CRITERIA FOR DOMESTIC WASTEWATER SYSTEMS
SUBCHAPTER MSAFETY
RULE §217.328Facility Access Control

(a) A facility must be completely fenced and have a lockable gate at each access point.

(b) A facility containing an open tank must have hazard signs stating "DANGER - OPEN TANKS - NO TRESPASSING" within visible sighting of each other and on each gate.

(c) A facility containing an open tank must be surrounded by an intruder resistant fence that is :

  (1) at least an 8.0 foot solid material or chain-link fence topped with at least one strand of barbed-wire;

  (2) at least a 6.0 foot high solid material or chain-link fence topped with three strands of barbed-wire ; or

  (3) a five-strand barbed-wire fence may be used in a rural area for fencing lagoons or overland-flow plots, in lieu of chain-link or board fencing required by paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection.

(d) A facility must have at least one all-weather access road with the driving surface situated above the 100-year flood plain.


Source Note: The provisions of this §217.328 adopted to be effective August 28, 2008, 33 TexReg 6843

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