{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-27.016","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 27.016","heading":"INSPECTION OF WELL LOCATION.","body":"(a) On receiving an application for a permit, the executive director shall:\n(1) have an inspection made of the location of the proposed disposal well to determine the local conditions and the probable effect of the well; and\n(2) determine the requirements for the setting of casing, as provided in Sections 27.051, 27.055, and 27.056.\n(b) For a proposed Class I injection well, the executive director may satisfy the requirements of Subsection (a) by accepting an inspection report prepared by an engineer or geoscientist licensed in this state. The report must:\n(1) confirm that the engineer or geoscientist inspected the location of the proposed injection well to determine the local conditions and the probable effect of the well; and\n(2) state the engineer's or geoscientist's determination regarding the requirements for the setting of casing as required by Subsection (a)(2).\n(c) An engineer or geoscientist may conduct an inspection under Subsection (b)(1):\n(1) in person at the location of the proposed injection well; or\n(2) virtually through:\n(A) satellite or other aerial imagery;\n(B) mapping software; or\n(C) other appropriate information sources.\n(d) The executive director may require an engineer or geoscientist that submits a virtual inspection described by Subsection (c)(2) to conduct an additional in-person inspection if the initial visual inspection reveals an issue the executive director determines merits an in-person inspection.\nAmended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977; Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3161, ch. 830, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1981.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 216 (H.B. 1238), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION","SUBTITLE D. WATER QUALITY CONTROL","CHAPTER 27. INJECTION WELLS","SUBCHAPTER B. JURISDICTION OF COMMISSION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.27.htm#27.016","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"40a1430cf21f06d4c7788c82bfe18c0dc186c9e0f59fc4a91374da4f2dccddf9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-27.015","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-27.017"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}