Texas Special District Local Laws Code 8834.202 – Certain Groundwater Uses Exempt
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The permit requirements of this chapter do not apply to:
(1) a well regulated under Chapter 27, Water Code;
(2) a well that:
(A) has a casing with an inside diameter of not more than five inches; and
(B) serves only a single-family dwelling; or
(3) a shallow well that:
(A) is not used to provide water for:
(i) human consumption;
(ii) agriculture;
(iii) manufacturing or industry; or
(iv) water injection; and
(B) withdraws water solely:
(i) to prevent hazardous sand boils, dewater surface construction sites, or relieve hydrostatic uplift on permanent structures;
(ii) for groundwater quality analysis and for monitoring migration of subsurface contaminants or pollution; or
(iii) for recovery of contamination or pollution.
