- (a) Subdivisions utilizing groundwater as the source of water supply. In the plat application and approval process, municipal and county authorities may require certification that adequate groundwater is available for a proposed subdivision if groundwater under that land is to be the source of water supply. The municipal or county authority is not required to exercise their authority under Local Government Code, §212.0101 or §232.0031. However, if they do exercise their authority, the form and content of this chapter must be used.
- (b) Use of this chapter. If required by the municipal or county authority, the plat applicant and the Texas licensed professional engineer shall use this chapter and the attached form to certify that adequate groundwater is available under the land of a subdivision subject to platting under the Local Government Code, §212.004 and §232.001. These rules do not replace other state and federal requirements applicable to public drinking water supply systems. These rules do not replace the authority of counties within designated priority groundwater management areas under Texas Water Code, §35.019, or the authority of groundwater conservation districts under Texas Water Code, Chapter 36.
Source Note:The provisions of this §230.1 adopted to be effective July 9, 2000, 25 TexReg 6345.