{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-240.046","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 240.046","heading":"COMPLIANCE REQUIRED.","body":"A person may not drill a private water well in a county that has chosen to regulate the placement of private water wells under this subchapter unless the placement of the well complies with this subchapter and applicable rules and has been approved by the county health officer or an official designated by the commissioners court.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 794 (S.B. 343), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY REGULATORY AUTHORITY","CHAPTER 240. MISCELLANEOUS REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF COUNTIES","SUBCHAPTER C. REGULATION OF WATER WELLS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.240.htm#240.046","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"f46e154c70ff7990696c5e022625fb7ee20beb0e955572d047caeb53d2cfeebf","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-240.045","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-240.047"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}