Tex. Water Code § 36.1131 · Subchapter D. POWERS AND DUTIES
ELEMENTS OF PERMIT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A permit issued by the district to the applicant under Section 36.113 shall state the terms and provisions prescribed by the district.
(b) The permit may include:
(1) the name and address of the person to whom the permit is issued;
(2) the location of the well;
(3) the date the permit is to expire if no well is drilled;
(4) a statement of the purpose for which the well is to be used;
(5) a requirement that the water withdrawn under the permit be put to beneficial use at all times;
(6) the location of the use of the water from the well;
(7) a water well closure plan or a declaration that the applicant will comply with well plugging guidelines and report closure to the commission;
(8) the conditions and restrictions, if any, placed on the rate and amount of withdrawal;
(9) any conservation-oriented methods of drilling and operating prescribed by the district;
(10) a drought contingency plan prescribed by the district; and
(11) other terms and conditions as provided by Section 36.113.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 4.31, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.36.htm
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