Sec. 8810.102.  PERMITS FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES; APPLICABLE RULES.  (a)  The district may require a permit for any activity that extracts groundwater or allows more than 25,000 gallons of groundwater a day to escape.
(b)  If a permit is required under Subsection (a), the permit holder is subject to rules adopted by the district to:
(1)  conserve, preserve, protect, and recharge the groundwater or a groundwater reservoir or its subdivisions to control subsidence, prevent degradation of groundwater quality, and prevent waste of groundwater; and
(2)  carry out any other power or duty under Chapter 36, Water Code.
(c)  To the extent of a conflict, this section controls over Section 36.117(b), Water Code.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 855 (S.B. 967), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.