CHAPTER 8840. GLASSCOCK GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT - Texas Statutes

SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE

TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER

SUBTITLE H. DISTRICTS GOVERNING GROUNDWATER

CHAPTER 8840. GLASSCOCK GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Sec. 8840.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Glasscock Groundwater Conservation

District.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.

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Sec. 8840.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is created

under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, to provide for

the conservation, preservation, protection, recharge, and

prevention of waste of the groundwater reservoirs located under

district land, consistent with the objectives of Section 59,

Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 36, Water Code.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch.

1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.

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Sec. 8840.003. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT. (a) The

district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land included in the district will benefit from the

district.

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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.

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Sec. 8840.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district's boundaries

are coextensive with the boundaries of Glasscock County, Texas,

unless the district's territory has been modified under:

(1) Subchapter J, Chapter 36, Water Code; or

(2) other law.

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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.

SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Sec. 8840.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS. (a) The district

is governed by a board of directors as provided by Chapter 36,

Water Code.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.

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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.

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Sec. 8840.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. (a) The district is

divided into numbered precincts for electing directors.

(b) The board may revise the district precincts as necessary or

appropriate.

(c) One director is elected from each district precinct and one

director is elected at large.

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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.

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Sec. 8840.053. ELECTION DATE. The board shall hold an election

to elect the appropriate number of directors on the uniform

election date in May of each even-numbered year.

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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.

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Sec. 8840.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR ELECTION. (a) To be qualified

for election as a director, a person must:

(1) be a resident of the district or proposed district;

(2) own land subject to taxation in the district or proposed

district; and

(3) be at least 21 years of age.

(b) To be qualified for election as a director from a district

precinct, a person must own land subject to taxation in the

district precinct from which the person is elected.

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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.

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Sec. 8840.055. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FOLLOWING ANNEXATION. (a)

Territory may be added to the district under Chapter 36, Water

Code.

(b) If the district annexes territory, the directors shall

determine the precincts to which annexed territory is added for

the purpose of electing directors.

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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.

SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES

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Sec. 8840.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district may

exercise:

(1) the powers essential to accomplish the purposes of Section

59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) the rights, powers, duties, privileges, and functions

provided by this chapter, Chapter 36, Water Code, and other laws

of this state relating to groundwater conservation districts.

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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.

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Sec. 8840.102. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. Except as provided by

this chapter, the administrative and procedural provisions of

Chapter 36, Water Code, apply to the district.

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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.

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Sec. 8840.103. WELL PERMITS. (a) As permitted by Chapter 36,

Water Code, the district may:

(1) require a permit for drilling, equipping, or completing a

well in a groundwater reservoir; and

(2) issue a permit subject to terms relating to drilling,

equipping, or completing a well that are necessary to prevent

waste or conserve, preserve, and protect groundwater.

(b) The district may not deny an owner of land, or the owner's

heirs, assigns, and lessees, a permit to drill a well on that

land or the right to produce groundwater from that well subject

to rules adopted under this chapter.

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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.

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Sec. 8840.104. WELL SPACING AND PRODUCTION. To minimize as far

as practicable the drawdown of the water table or the reduction

of the artesian pressure, the district, as permitted by Chapter

36, Water Code, may provide for the spacing of wells producing

from the groundwater reservoirs and regulate the production from

those wells.

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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.

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Sec. 8840.105. LOGS. As permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code,

the district may require that:

(1) accurate driller's logs be kept of the drilling, equipping,

or completion of a well into a groundwater reservoir; and

(2) a copy of a driller's log and of any electric log that may

be made of the well be filed with the district.

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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.

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Sec. 8840.106. SURVEYS. As permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code,

the district may have a licensed engineer survey the groundwater

of a groundwater reservoir and the facilities for the

development, production, and use of that groundwater and

determine the quantity of the groundwater available for

production and use and the improvements, developments, and

recharges needed for the groundwater reservoir.

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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.

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Sec. 8840.107. RESEARCH AND DETERMINATIONS REGARDING GROUNDWATER

WITHDRAWAL. As permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code, the district

may carry out research projects, develop information, and

determine limitations, if any, that should be made on the

withdrawal of groundwater from a groundwater reservoir.

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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.

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Sec. 8840.108. COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF INFORMATION. As

permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code, the district may collect and

preserve information regarding the use of groundwater and the

practicability of recharge of a groundwater reservoir.

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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.

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Sec. 8840.109. CONTRACT FOR SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF WATER. As

permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code, the district may contract

for, sell, and distribute water from a water import authority or

other agency.

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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.