Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 8847.102 · Subchapter C. POWERS AND DUTIES
TRANSFER OF GROUNDWATER OUT OF DISTRICT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The district by rule may require a person to obtain a permit from the district for the transfer of groundwater out of the district consistent with Section 36.122, Water Code, and may regulate the terms on which a permit holder under those rules may conduct such a transfer.
(b) A retail public utility as defined by Section 13.002, Water Code, is not required to obtain a permit to transfer groundwater out of the district if:
(1) the source of the water is one or more wells located within the district; and
(2) the water is used by the retail public utility to provide retail water utility service, as defined by Section 13.002, Water Code, in a service area located in a county adjacent to the district.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2015.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.8847.htm
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