Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE |
Title 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER |
Subtitle H. DISTRICTS GOVERNING GROUNDWATER |
Chapter 8834. FORT BEND SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT |
Subchapter C. POWERS AND DUTIES |
Sec. 8834.105. MONITORING AND SUPERVISION BY DISTRICT
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(a) The district may use subsidence compaction monitors, water-level observation wells, and other materials and equipment to determine the amount of groundwater that may be withdrawn while allowing groundwater to rebound and stabilize to a level that will halt subsidence.
(b) The district may use global positioning systems and other geodetic survey methods to monitor land surface elevations and measure subsidence.
(c) The district may coordinate monitoring and data collection activities with other entities, including private entities and federal, state, or local governmental entities.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 , Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.