{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-240.048","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 240.048","heading":"EXCEPTIONS.","body":"This subchapter does not apply to:\n(1) a private water well drilled:\n(A) on a parcel of land that:\n(i) is 10 acres or more in size; or\n(ii) is qualified open-space land, as defined by Section 23.51, Tax Code;\n(B) within the boundaries of a groundwater conservation district;\n(C) within the boundaries of a subsidence district other than the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District; or\n(D) incident to the exploration, development, or production of oil, gas, or other minerals; or\n(2) a public water system that has been permitted under rules adopted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 794 (S.B. 343), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 12.005, eff. September 1, 2013.","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#240.048","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"07ba65d6d3efa11eedf40edf8ebbc767019a442020514af68db90e01754e7ac3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-240.047","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-240.081"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}