To receive waste treatment inspection fees, recovery of costs to protect water resources, administer water quality programs, water supply system owner fees, assessments on public utilities, certification of boat sewage disposal devices, and other application and permit fees and penalties.

Also receives fees collected for used oil registration and sale of automotive oil (for §§ 371.024, 371.026 and 371.062, see Revenue Code 3596), gifts, grants donations and penalties and interest. 

Uses of the money in the account include:

• Inspecting waste treatment facilities.
• Enforcing the laws related to waste discharge and waste treatment facilities.
• Water quality management and water resource management programs.
• Registration of used oil collection centers, used oil transporters, used oil marketers, and used oil recyclers.
• Grants and public education related to used oil recycling.

Exempt from loss of dedication (§ 403.094, Government Code) by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 685 § 2.01 and ch. 746, § 9.

Previously Water Quality Fund and administered by Texas Department of Water Resources, Texas Water Commission, and Texas Water Development Board (Agency 580). Title changed from Water Quality Fund and description changed by H.B. 3231, 75th Leg., R.S.

S.B. 1105, 85th Leg., R.S. added used oil recycling program and transferred balances and revenue from abolished GR Account 0146 - Used Oil Recycling.