Texas Natural Resources Code
§ 131.357 — GEOLOGIC, HYDROLOGIC, WATER QUALITY, AND WELL INFORMATION
NR § 131.357Title 4. MINES AND MINING · Ch. 131. URANIUM SURFACE MINING AND RECLAMATION ACT · Art. I. PERMITS FOR EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES
Statute text
View on source(a)A person issued an exploration permit under this subchapter that authorizes exploration in a groundwater conservation district shall provide to the district:
(1)pre-exploration water quality information from:
(A)each existing well located in the district that is tested by the person before exploration; and
(B)the following wells, as applicable:
(i)each existing well located inside the area subject to the exploration permit, if there are fewer than 10 existing wells located inside that area; or
(ii)10 existing wells that are distributed as evenly as possible throughout the area subject to the exploration permit, if there are at least 10 existing wells located inside that area;
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1117 (H.B. 3837), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2007.