Tex. Water Code § 28.012
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 28.012, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 28.012. CERTAIN WELLS TO BE PLUGGED OR CASED.
Official statutory text
The owner of a water well which encounters salt water or water containing mineral or other substances injurious to vegetation or agriculture shall securely plug or case the well in a manner that will effectively prevent the water from escaping from the stratum in which it is found into another water-bearing stratum or onto the surface of the ground.
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