Texas Statutes
Subchapter D. Powers and Duties
Section 36.1145. Operating Permit Renewal

Sec. 36.1145. OPERATING PERMIT RENEWAL. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a district shall without a hearing renew or approve an application to renew an operating permit before the date on which the permit expires, provided that:
(1) the application, if required by the district, is submitted in a timely manner and accompanied by any required fees in accordance with district rules; and
(2) the permit holder is not requesting a change related to the renewal that would require a permit amendment under district rules.
(b) A district is not required to renew a permit under this section if the applicant:
(1) is delinquent in paying a fee required by the district;
(2) is subject to a pending enforcement action for a substantive violation of a district permit, order, or rule that has not been settled by agreement with the district or a final adjudication; or
(3) has not paid a civil penalty or has otherwise failed to comply with an order resulting from a final adjudication of a violation of a district permit, order, or rule.
(c) If a district is not required to renew a permit under Subsection (b)(2), the permit remains in effect until the final settlement or adjudication on the matter of the substantive violation.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 308 (S.B. 854), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.

Structure Texas Statutes

Texas Statutes

Water Code

Title 2 - Water Administration

Subtitle E - Groundwater Management

Chapter 36 - Groundwater Conservation Districts

Subchapter D. Powers and Duties

Section 36.101. Rulemaking Power

Section 36.1011. Emergency Rules

Section 36.1015. Rules for Permits in Brackish Groundwater Production Zones

Section 36.102. Enforcement of Rules

Section 36.103. Improvements and Facilities

Section 36.104. Purchase, Sale, Transportation, and Distribution of Water

Section 36.105. Eminent Domain

Section 36.106. Surveys

Section 36.107. Research

Section 36.1071. Management Plan

Section 36.1072. Texas Water Development Board Review and Approval of Management Plan

Section 36.1073. Amendment to Management Plan

Section 36.108. Joint Planning in Management Area

Section 36.1081. Technical Staff and Subcommittees for Joint Planning

Section 36.1083. Appeal of Desired Future Conditions

Section 36.10835. Judicial Appeal of Desired Future Conditions

Section 36.1084. Modeled Available Groundwater

Section 36.1085. Management Plan Goals and Objectives

Section 36.1086. Joint Efforts by Districts in a Management Area

Section 36.109. Collection of Information

Section 36.110. Publication of Plans and Information

Section 36.111. Records and Reports

Section 36.112. Drillers' Logs

Section 36.113. Permits for Wells; Permit Amendments

Section 36.1131. Elements of Permit

Section 36.1132. Permits Based on Modeled Available Groundwater

Section 36.114. Permit; Permit Amendment; Application and Hearing

Section 36.1145. Operating Permit Renewal

Section 36.1146. Change in Operating Permits

Section 36.115. Drilling or Altering Well Without Permit

Section 36.116. Regulation of Spacing and Production

Section 36.117. Exemptions; Exception; Limitations

Section 36.118. Open or Uncovered Wells

Section 36.119. Illegal Drilling and Operation of Well; Citizen Suit

Section 36.120. Information

Section 36.121. Limitation on Rulemaking Power of Districts Over Wells in Certain Counties

Section 36.122. Transfer of Groundwater Out of District

Section 36.123. Right to Enter Land

Section 36.124. District Act or Proceeding Presumed Valid