Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 8840.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS. (a) The district is governed by a board of directors as provided by Chapter 36, Water Code. (b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.

Sec. 8840.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. (a) The district is divided into numbered precincts for electing directors. (b) The board may revise the district precincts as necessary or appropriate. (c) One director is elected from each district precinct and one director is elected at la…

Sec. 8840.053. ELECTION DATE. The board shall hold an election to elect the appropriate number of directors on the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.

Sec. 8840.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR ELECTION. (a) To be qualified for election as a director, a person must: (1) be a resident of the district or proposed district; (2) own land subject to taxation in the district or proposed district; and (3) be at least 21 years of age. (b) To be…

Sec. 8840.055. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FOLLOWING ANNEXATION. (a) Territory may be added to the district under Chapter 36, Water Code. (b) If the district annexes territory, the directors shall determine the precincts to which annexed territory is added for the purpose of electing d…

Sec. 8840.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district may exercise: (1) the powers essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and (2) the rights, powers, duties, privileges, and functions provided by this chapter, Chapter 36, Water Code,…

Sec. 8840.102. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. Except as provided by this chapter, the administrative and procedural provisions of Chapter 36, Water Code, apply to the district. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.

Sec. 8840.103. WELL PERMITS. (a) As permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code, the district may: (1) require a permit for drilling, equipping, or completing a well in a groundwater reservoir; and (2) issue a permit subject to terms relating to drilling, equipping, or completing a well …

Sec. 8840.104. WELL SPACING AND PRODUCTION. To minimize as far as practicable the drawdown of the water table or the reduction of the artesian pressure, the district, as permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code, may provide for the spacing of wells producing from the groundwater reser…

Sec. 8840.105. LOGS. As permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code, the district may require that: (1) accurate driller's logs be kept of the drilling, equipping, or completion of a well into a groundwater reservoir; and (2) a copy of a driller's log and of any electric log that may be …

Sec. 8840.106. SURVEYS. As permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code, the district may have a licensed engineer survey the groundwater of a groundwater reservoir and the facilities for the development, production, and use of that groundwater and determine the quantity of the groundwate…

Sec. 8840.107. RESEARCH AND DETERMINATIONS REGARDING GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL. As permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code, the district may carry out research projects, develop information, and determine limitations, if any, that should be made on the withdrawal of groundwater from a g…

Sec. 8840.108. COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF INFORMATION. As permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code, the district may collect and preserve information regarding the use of groundwater and the practicability of recharge of a groundwater reservoir. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S.…

Sec. 8840.109. CONTRACT FOR SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF WATER. As permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code, the district may contract for, sell, and distribute water from a water import authority or other agency. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. …