Texas Water Code
§ 35.019 — WATER AVAILABILITY
WA § 35.019Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part E. GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT · Ch. 35. GROUNDWATER STUDIES
Statute text
View on source(a)The commissioners court of a county in a priority groundwater management area may adopt water availability requirements in an area where platting is required if the court determines that the requirements are necessary to prevent current or projected water use in the county from exceeding the safe sustainable yield of the county's water supply.
(b)The commissioners court of a county in a priority groundwater management area may:
(1)require a person seeking approval of a plat required by Subchapter A, Chapter 232, Local Government Code, to show:
(A)compliance with the water availability requirements adopted by the court under this section; and
(B)that an adequate supply of water of sufficient quantity and quality is available to supply the number of lots proposed for the platted area;
(2)adopt standards or formulas to determine whether an adequate water supply exists for the platted area; and
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 4.19, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.