Tex. Water Code § 31.006
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 31.006, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 31.006. CONTENTS OF PERMIT APPLICATION.
Official statutory text
(a) The executive director shall set the requirements for the permit application after determining the local conditions and potential or probable effect of the subsurface excavations on water in the state.
(b) The permit application must include plans for:
(1) setting of any casing, liners, and seals for the shaft and underground workings;
(2) ground movement control, including subsidence, strata and roof control, and shaft pillar dimensions;
(3) water inflow management;
(4) spoils and industrial waste management, including plans for the management of the surface storage of spoils or industrial waste in a manner that will not harm adjacent surface property if the adjacent property is used for agricultural purposes;
(5) mitigation and monitoring of water pollution; and
(6) restoration, closure, and decommissioning of the subsurface excavations.
(c) The permit application may include additional requirements as determined by the executive director.
(b) The permit application must include plans for:
(1) setting of any casing, liners, and seals for the shaft and underground workings;
(2) ground movement control, including subsidence, strata and roof control, and shaft pillar dimensions;
(3) water inflow management;
(4) spoils and industrial waste management, including plans for the management of the surface storage of spoils or industrial waste in a manner that will not harm adjacent surface property if the adjacent property is used for agricultural purposes;
(5) mitigation and monitoring of water pollution; and
(6) restoration, closure, and decommissioning of the subsurface excavations.
(c) The permit application may include additional requirements as determined by the executive director.
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