Sec. 8825.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. (a) The district is a groundwater conservation district created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
(b) The purpose of this chapter is to create a locally controlled district to:
(1) protect and recharge groundwater;
(2) prevent pollution or waste of groundwater;
(3) control subsidence caused by withdrawal of water from the groundwater reservoirs in the area; and
(4) regulate the transport of water out of the district.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
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