Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 8871.103 · Subchapter D. POWERS AND DUTIES
EXEMPT WELLS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Groundwater withdrawals from the following wells may not be regulated, permitted, or metered by the district:
(1) a well used for domestic use by a single private residential household and incapable of producing more than 10,000 gallons per day; and
(2) a well used solely for domestic use or for providing water for livestock or poultry if the well is:
(A) located or to be located on a tract of land larger than 10 acres; and
(B) drilled, completed, or equipped so that it is incapable of producing more than 25,000 gallons of groundwater a day.
(b) The district may not charge or collect a well construction fee for a well described by Subsection (a)(2).
(c) A well used for dewatering and monitoring in the production of coal or lignite is exempt from permit requirements, regulations, and fees imposed by the district.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4345), Sec. 2.02, eff. September 1, 2017.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.8871.htm
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