Investigation and Assessment of Release; Emergency Action

Sec. 374.152. INVESTIGATION AND ASSESSMENT OF RELEASE; EMERGENCY ACTION. (a) If a release or a potential release poses a threat to human health or to the environment, the commission shall: (1) investigate and assess the extent of the resulting contamination; and (2) take necessary or appropriate emergency action to ensure that human health or safety is not threatened by the release or the potential release. (b) Emergency action under Subsection (a)(2) may include the treatment, restoration, or replacement of drinking water supplies. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 540, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.