Requires backup generation at wastewater treatment facilities during extended power outages.

The bill mandates that operators of wastewater treatment facilities, specifically package plants with a capacity of less than 500,000 gallons per day, must ensure emergency operations during extended power outages. Operators must submit emergency preparedness plans to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality by May 1, 2026, and implement these plans by September 1, 2026. The plans must include provisions for maintaining auxiliary generators, sharing generator capacity, using on-site electrical generation, hardening electric transmission systems, and other acceptable alternatives.

Requires backup generation at wastewater treatment facilities during extended power outages.

The bill mandates that operators of wastewater treatment facilities, specifically package plants with a capacity of less than 500,000 gallons per day, must ensure emergency operations during extended power outages. Operators must submit emergency preparedness plans to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality by May 1, 2026, and implement these plans by September 1, 2026. The plans must include provisions for maintaining auxiliary generators, sharing generator capacity, using on-site electrical generation, hardening electric transmission systems, and other acceptable alternatives.