Texas Water Code

§ 26.401 — LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS

WA § 26.401Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part D. WATER QUALITY CONTROL · Ch. 26. WATER QUALITY CONTROL · Art. J. GROUNDWATER PROTECTION

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(a)The legislature finds that:

(1)in order to safeguard present and future groundwater supplies, usable and potentially usable groundwater must be protected and maintained;

(2)protection of the environment and public health and welfare requires that groundwater be kept reasonably free of contaminants that interfere with present and potential uses of groundwater;

(3)groundwater contamination may result from many sources, including current and past oil and gas production and related practices, agricultural activities, industrial and manufacturing processes, commercial and business endeavors, domestic activities, and natural sources that may be influenced by or may result from human activities;

(4)the various existing and potential groundwater uses are important to the state economy; and

(5)aquifers vary both in their potential for beneficial use and in their susceptibility to contamination.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 768, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.