Bill Text: TX SB1606 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to reporting requirements regarding groundwater withdrawals for water wells.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-23 - Referred to Natural Resources [SB1606 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SB1606-Introduced.html
By: Seliger | S.B. No. 1606 | |
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relating to reporting requirements regarding groundwater | ||
withdrawals for water wells. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 36, Water Code, is amended | ||
by adding Section 36.1171 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 36.1171. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR GROUNDWATER | ||
WITHDRAWALS. (a) The Texas Water Development Board shall work with | ||
groundwater conservation districts to adopt rules that require all | ||
owners or operators of a well, including a well exempt from other | ||
permitting under Section 36.117, to report groundwater withdrawals | ||
under using reasonable and appropriate reporting methods and | ||
frequency. Groundwater withdrawals shall be reported annually to | ||
the groundwater conservation district where the well is located, | ||
and if no groundwater conservation district is established, users | ||
shall report withdrawals directly to the Texas Water Development | ||
Board. | ||
(b) If a district by rule requires reporting of groundwater | ||
withdrawals under Section 36.111, the district rules must be | ||
consistent with the Texas Water Development Board rules adopted | ||
under Subsection (a). | ||
SECTION 2. The first report due under Section 36.1171, | ||
Water Code, as added by this Act, is due on March 31, 2015, for the | ||
period covering calendar year 2014. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |