Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 240.048 · Subchapter C. REGULATION OF WATER WELLS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES
EXCEPTIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
This subchapter does not apply to:
(1) a private water well drilled:
(A) on a parcel of land that:
(i) is 10 acres or more in size; or
(ii) is qualified open-space land, as defined by Section 23.51, Tax Code;
(B) within the boundaries of a groundwater conservation district;
(C) within the boundaries of a subsidence district other than the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District; or
(D) incident to the exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or other minerals; or
(2) a public water system that has been permitted under rules adopted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 794 (S.B. 343), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 12.005, eff. September 1, 2013.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.240.htm
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