Texas Water Code
§ 26.406 — GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION INFORMATION AND REPORTS; RULES
WA § 26.406Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part D. WATER QUALITY CONTROL · Ch. 26. WATER QUALITY CONTROL · Art. J. GROUNDWATER PROTECTION
Statute text
View on source(a)Each state agency having responsibilities related to the protection of groundwater shall maintain a public file of all documented cases of groundwater contamination that are reasonably suspected of having been caused by activities regulated by the agency.
(b)For purposes of this section, the agencies identified as having responsibilities related to protection of groundwater include the commission, the Department of Agriculture, the Railroad Commission of Texas, and the State Soil and Water Conservation Board.
(c)In conjunction with the commission, the committee shall publish not later than June 1 of each year a joint groundwater monitoring and contamination report covering the activities and findings of the committee made during the previous calendar year. The report must:
(1)describe the current status of groundwater monitoring programs conducted by or required by each agency at regulated facilities or in connection with regulated activities;
(2)contain a description of each case of groundwater contamination documented during the previous calendar year and of each case of groundwater contamination documented during previous periods for which enforcement action was incomplete at the time of issuance of the preceding report; and
(3)indicate the status of enforcement action for each case of groundwater contamination that is included in the report.
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Legislative history
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 325 (S.B. 2124), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.