Tex. Water Code § 7.158
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 7.158, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 7.158. VIOLATION RELATING TO PLUGGING WELLS.
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits an offense if the person is the owner of a well that is required to be cased or plugged by Chapter 28 and the person:
(1) fails or refuses to case or plug the well within the 30-day period following the date of the commission's order to do so; or
(2) fails to comply with any other order issued by the commission under Chapter 28 within the 30-day period following the date of the order.
(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor and is punishable under Section 7.187(1)(A).
(1) fails or refuses to case or plug the well within the 30-day period following the date of the commission's order to do so; or
(2) fails to comply with any other order issued by the commission under Chapter 28 within the 30-day period following the date of the order.
(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor and is punishable under Section 7.187(1)(A).
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