Permits For Certain Activities; Applicable Rules

Sec. 8810.102. PERMITS FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES; APPLICABLE RULES. (a) The district may require a permit for any activity that extracts groundwater or allows more than 25,000 gallons of groundwater a day to escape. (b) If a permit is required under Subsection (a), the permit holder is subject to rules adopted by the district to: (1) conserve, preserve, protect, and recharge the groundwater or a groundwater reservoir or its subdivisions to control subsidence, prevent degradation of groundwater quality, and prevent waste of groundwater; and (2) carry out any other power or duty under Chapter 36, Water Code. (c) To the extent of a conflict, this section controls over Section 36.117(b), Water Code. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 855 (S.B. 967), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.