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Texas Special District Local Laws Code - SDLL § 8863.103. Transfer of Groundwater Out of District

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) In this section, “retail public utility” has the meaning assigned by Section 13.002, Water Code.

(b) The district by rule may require a person to obtain a permit from the district for the transfer of groundwater out of the district consistent with Section 36.122, Water Code.

(c) The district may determine that a transfer of groundwater produced within the district's boundaries for use outside the district's boundaries will not be considered a transfer outside the district if the transfer:

(1) is for use as a potable water supply by a retail public utility and is within an authorized service area of which an appropriate portion, as determined by the district, is located inside the district's boundaries; or

(2) involves an emergency potable water interconnect between retail public utilities. (Acts 77th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1387, Sec. 5(b).)

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