Texas Statutes
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 8840.103. Well Permits

Sec. 8840.103. WELL PERMITS. (a) As permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code, the district may:
(1) require a permit for drilling, equipping, or completing a well in a groundwater reservoir; and
(2) issue a permit subject to terms relating to drilling, equipping, or completing a well that are necessary to prevent waste or conserve, preserve, and protect groundwater.
(b) The district may not deny an owner of land, or the owner's heirs, assigns, and lessees, a permit to drill a well on that land or the right to produce groundwater from that well subject to rules adopted under this chapter.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.

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