Rules and Guidance for Water Utilities

If you want to start a water or sewer utility, you should become familiar with TCEQ rules and requirements. There are several different types of water and sewer utilities that are regulated in differents ways based on state law.

Guidance Publications

Applications and Forms

  • Instructions for Completing the Application to Obtain or Amend a Water or Sewer Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) (form TCEQ-10362-inst, available in PDF / Word format)
  • Application to Obtain or Amend a Water or Sewer CCN (TCEQ-10362; available in PDF / Word format)
  • Water Utility Tariff (form TCEQ-10330; available in PDF / Word / WordPerfect format)
  • Sewer Utility Tariff (form TCEQ-10436; available in PDF / Word / WordPerfect format)
  • Public Water System Plan Review Submittal Form (TCEQ-10233; available in PDF / Word / WordPerfect format)

Rules

These TCEQ rules, found in Title 30, Texas Administrative Code, are relevant to water utilities:

Contact us if you have questions about the regulations for water utilities in Texas.