Sec. 36.414. CONSOLIDATED HEARING ON APPLICATIONS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a district shall process applications from a single applicant under consolidated notice and hearing procedures on written request by the applicant if the district requires a separate permit or permit amendment application for:
(1) drilling, equipping, operating, or completing a well or substantially altering the size of a well or well pump under Section 36.113;
(2) the spacing of water wells or the production of groundwater under Section 36.116; or
(3) transferring groundwater out of a district under Section 36.122.
(b) A district is not required to use consolidated notice and hearing procedures to process separate permit or permit amendment applications from a single applicant if the board cannot adequately evaluate one application until it has acted on another application.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 970 (H.B. 1763), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Water Administration
Subtitle E - Groundwater Management
Chapter 36 - Groundwater Conservation Districts
Subchapter M. Permit and Permit Amendment Applications;
Section 36.403. Scheduling of Public Hearing
Section 36.405. Hearing Registration
Section 36.4051. Board Action; Contested Case Hearing Requests; Preliminary Hearing
Section 36.406. Hearing Procedures
Section 36.410. Proposal for Decision
Section 36.412. Request for Rehearing or Findings and Conclusions
Section 36.413. Decision; When Final
Section 36.414. Consolidated Hearing on Applications
Section 36.415. Rules; Additional Procedures
Section 36.416. Hearings Conducted by State Office of Administrative Hearings; Rules
Section 36.4165. Final Decision; Contested Case Hearings
Section 36.417. Rules; Alternative Dispute Resolution
Section 36.418. Rules; Contested Case Hearings; Applicability of Administrative Procedure Act