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Opinion No.

Texas Attorney General Reports

Decided December 29, 1981Published

1Opinion of the Court

Honorable Mike Driscoll Harris County Attorney 1001 Preston, Suite 634 Houston, Texas 77002

Re: Authority of a county to prohibit discharge of sewage plant effluent into a county roadside ditch

Dear Mr. Driscoll:

You have requested the opinion of this office on the following question:

Does Harris County have the authority under law to prohibit the discharge of sewage plant effluent into a county roadside ditch?

You inform us that a privately owned sewage plant is discharging sewage effluent into a county roadside ditch without county permission. The Texas Constitution gives the county…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Canales v. LaughlinTexas Supreme Court · 1948
  2. Atlas Chemical Industries, Inc. v. AndersonTexas Supreme Court · 1975
  3. Hill Farm, Inc. v. Hill CountyTexas Supreme Court · 1969
  4. Pittman v. City of AmarilloCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1980
  5. Commissioners' Court of Harris County v. KaiserCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1929

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