{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8834.206","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8834.206","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) An operational well must have a permit.\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, equipping, completing, altering, or operation begins. Each day that a violation continues is a separate violation.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 200 (S.B. 1811), Sec. 11, eff. May 25, 2013.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER","SUBTITLE H. DISTRICTS GOVERNING GROUNDWATER","CHAPTER 8834. FORT BEND SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT","SUBCHAPTER E. REGULATORY PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.8834.htm#8834.206","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"4717713dd01a9e074971a42fc4ddf45dac3d24fc98c39167fbe2f546ebdcc2df","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8834.205","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-8834.207"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}