- (a) The district is a groundwater conservation district created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
(b) The purpose of this chapter is to create a locally controlled district to:
- (1) protect and recharge groundwater;
- (2) prevent pollution or waste of groundwater;
- (3) control subsidence caused by withdrawal of water from the groundwater reservoirs in the area; and
- (4) regulate the transport of water out of the district.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.