(a) A well owner must obtain a permit from the board before:
- (1) drilling, equipping, or completing the well;
- (2) substantially altering the size of the well or a well pump; or
- (3) operating the well.
- (b) An operational well must have a permit.
- (c) A well owner commits a violation if the well owner does not obtain a permit as required by Subsection (a). A violation occurs on the first day the drilling, equipping, completing, altering, or operation begins. Each day that a violation continues is a separate violation.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 200 (S.B. 1811), Sec. 11, eff. May 25, 2013.