Relating to notice provided to certain public drinking water supply systems before water quality testing.

Contracts

• Third-Party Operators: Review Master Service Agreements (MSAs) with external water plant operators. You must insert "Rapid Response" clauses requiring physical presence on-site within 2 to 4 hours of notification. Standard "next business day" response clauses are now a liability.
• Lease Agreements: For systems on leased land (e.g., industrial parks), ensure lease terms grant immediate 24/7 access to regulatory bodies without requiring the standard 48-hour landlord notice.

Hiring/Training

• Gatekeeper Protocols: Receptionists, security guards, and site managers must be trained to route TCEQ notifications to the Compliance Director immediately. A delay of 4 hours in internal communication could consume 20% of your legal notice window.
• On-Call Scheduling: Staffing schedules must ensure a licensed operator is reachable and deployable 24/7/365.

Reporting & Record-Keeping

• Instant Retrieval: You will no longer have time to organize files before the inspector arrives. Maintenance logs, chlorine residual data, and bacteriological sample results must be kept in a "ready-state" format, instantly accessible upon demand.
• Internal Complaint Logs: Monitor your customer service logs daily. A consumer complaint regarding taste or odor is now a direct precursor to a regulatory inspection within 24-48 hours.

Fees & Costs

• No New Statutory Fees: The bill does not impose new administrative fees.
• Operational Costs: Budget for potential overtime pay for operators responding to after-hours TCEQ notifications.
• Penalty Risk: The risk of administrative penalties increases, as "snap inspections" are more likely to catch transient violations that would otherwise be corrected during a longer notice period.