Sec. 26.0345. DISCHARGE FROM AQUACULTURE FACILITIES. (a) In addition to wastewater permit conditions established under the authority of Sections 5.102 , 5.103 , 5.120 , and 26.040 , the commission, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture and the Parks and Wildlife Department, shall establish permit conditions relating to suspended solids in a discharge permit for an aquaculture facility located within the coastal zone and engaged in shrimp production that are based on levels and measures adequate to prevent: (1) potential significant adverse responses in aquatic organisms, changes in flow patterns of receiving waters, or untimely filling of bays with settled solids; or (2) a potential significant adverse response in aquatic plants from attenuation of light by suspended solids in discharges. (b) In this section, "coastal zone" has the meaning assigned by Section 33.004 , Natural Resources Code.
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