- (a) The purpose of this subchapter is to set out the boundaries of priority groundwater management areas (PGMAs) designated and delineated prior to September 1, 1997 under the Texas Water Code (TWC). A PGMA under this subchapter is an area designated and delineated by the commission that is experiencing or is expected to experience, based on information available to the commission and the Texas Water Development Board, within the immediately following 25-year period, critical groundwater problems including shortage of surface water or groundwater, land subsidence resulting from groundwater withdrawal, and contamination of groundwater supplies.
- (b) PGMAs designated after September 1, 1997 are delineated by commission order under TWC, Chapter 35, using the process contained in Subchapter E of this chapter (relating to Designation of Priority Groundwater Management Areas).
Source Note:The provisions of this §294.30 adopted to be effective August 29, 2002, 27 TexReg 7954.