Certain Groundwater Uses Exempt

Sec. 8834.202. CERTAIN GROUNDWATER USES EXEMPT. The permit requirements of this chapter do not apply to: (1) a well regulated under Chapter 27, Water Code; (2) a well that: (A) has a casing with an inside diameter of not more than five inches; and (B) serves only a single-family dwelling; or (3) a shallow well that: (A) is not used to provide water for: (i) human consumption; (ii) agriculture; (iii) manufacturing or industry; or (iv) water injection; and (B) withdraws water solely: (i) to prevent hazardous sand boils, dewater surface construction sites, or relieve hydrostatic uplift on permanent structures; (ii) for groundwater quality analysis and for monitoring migration of subsurface contaminants or pollution; or (iii) for recovery of contamination or pollution. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011. Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 200 (S.B. 1811), Sec. 10, eff. May 25, 2013.