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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8863.103: TRANSFER OF GROUNDWATER OUT OF DISTRICT.
Where this section sits in the code
- SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE
- TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER
- SUBTITLE H. DISTRICTS GOVERNING GROUNDWATER
- CHAPTER 8863. NECHES AND TRINITY VALLEYS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
- SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
(a) In this section, "retail public utility" has the meaning assigned by Section 13.002, Water Code.
(b) The district by rule may require a person to obtain a permit from the district for the transfer of groundwater out of the district consistent with Section 36.122, Water Code.
(c) The district may determine that a transfer of groundwater produced within the district's boundaries for use outside the district's boundaries will not be considered a transfer outside the district if the transfer:
(1) is for use as a potable water supply by a retail public utility and is within an authorized service area of which an appropriate portion, as determined by the district, is located inside the district's boundaries; or
(2) involves an emergency potable water interconnect between retail public utilities.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2015.
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