Which term is the standard reference for Texas water pollution control law?

• A. C-Factor
• B. TCEQ
• C. Texas Water Code
• D. Waterborne Diseases

Answer: (C)

The main idea is that pollution-control law in Texas is found in the codified statutes known as the Texas Water Code. This body of law is the official source that sets out the authority, standards, permitting, enforcement, and penalties related to water quality and pollution control. The agency that enforces and administers these laws is the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), but it operates under and implements the code, rather than being the reference itself. The other terms don’t serve as the standard legal reference: a term like C-Factor is a design or engineering concept, not a statute; Waterborne Diseases relate to health impacts rather than the legal framework; and TCEQ is an agency, not the codified law. So the Texas Water Code is the correct reference.