{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8801.155","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8801.155","heading":"PERMIT REQUIRED.","body":"(a) A well owner must obtain a permit from the board before:\n(1) drilling, equipping, or completing the well;\n(2) substantially altering the size of the well or a well pump; or\n(3) operating the well.\n(b) A well must have a valid permit if it is operational.\n(c) A well owner commits a violation if the well owner does not obtain a permit as required by Subsection (a). A violation occurs on the first day the drilling, alteration, or operation begins. Each day that a violation continues is a separate violation.\nActs 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 238 (S.B. 1537), Sec. 15, eff. May 27, 2005.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1187 (S.B. 1031), Sec. 8, eff. June 14, 2013.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER","SUBTITLE H. DISTRICTS GOVERNING GROUNDWATER","CHAPTER 8801. HARRIS-GALVESTON SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT","SUBCHAPTER D. REGULATORY PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.8801.htm#8801.155","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"f4624198413f7ca167745e001bd97d4529a7ea5ebb81a3ecef43619131230cd0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8801.154","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8801.156"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}