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Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYPart 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYChapter 297 - WATER RIGHTS, SUBSTANTIVE
Subchapter C - USE EXEMPT FROM PERMITTING
Section 297.25 - Permit Exemption for Drilling and Producing of Petroleum

30 Tex. Admin. Code § 297.25

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Current through Reg. 49, No. 44; November 1, 2024
Section 297.25 - Permit Exemption for Drilling and Producing of Petroleum

Without obtaining a water use permit from the commission, a person engaged in drilling for petroleum, or producing petroleum, may take for those purposes not to exceed one acre-foot of water per 24-hour period from the Gulf of Mexico or from the adjacent bays and arms of the Gulf of Mexico. A person using water for such purposes is not required to file water use reports.

30 Tex. Admin. Code § 297.25

The provisions of this §297.25 adopted to be effective February 24, 1999, 24 TexReg 1162