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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE |
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Title 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER |
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Subtitle H. DISTRICTS GOVERNING GROUNDWATER |
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Chapter 8843. HAYS TRINITY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT |
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Subchapter C. POWERS AND DUTIES |
Sec. 8843.104. EXEMPT WELLS
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(a) The following wells are exempt from the requirements of Chapter 36, Water Code, and may not be regulated, permitted, or metered by the district:
(1) a well used for domestic use by a single private residential household and producing less than 25,000 gallons per day; and
(2) a well used for conventional farming and ranching activities, including such intensive operations as aquaculture, livestock feedlots, or poultry operations.
(b) The district may not require a permit to construct a well described by Subsection (a)(2).
(c) A well used for dewatering and monitoring in the production of coal or lignite is exempt from permit requirements, regulations, and fees imposed by the district.
(d) The district may not enter property to inspect an exempt well without the property owner's permission.