Texas Water Code
§ 26.131 — DUTIES OF RAILROAD COMMISSION
WA § 26.131Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part D. WATER QUALITY CONTROL · Ch. 26. WATER QUALITY CONTROL · Art. D. PROHIBITION AGAINST POLLUTION; ENFORCEMENT
Statute text
View on source(a)Except as provided by this section, the Railroad Commission of Texas is solely responsible for the control and disposition of waste and the abatement and prevention of pollution of surface and subsurface water resulting from:
(1)activities associated with the exploration, development, and production of oil or gas or geothermal resources, including:
(A)activities associated with the drilling of injection water source wells which penetrate the base of useable quality water;
(B)activities associated with the drilling of cathodic protection holes associated with the cathodic protection of wells and pipelines subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas;
(C)activities associated with gasoline plants, natural gas or natural gas liquids processing plants, pressure maintenance plants, or repressurizing plants;
(D)activities associated with any underground natural gas storage facility, provided the terms "natural gas" and "storage facility" shall have the meanings set out in Section 91.173, Natural Resources Code;
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Legislative history
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1140 (H.B. 2771), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 14 (S.B. 1145), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.