Section 8871.103 - Exempt Wells(a) Groundwater withdrawals from the following wells may not be regulated, permitted, or metered by the district:(1) a well used for domestic use by a single private residential household and incapable of producing more than 10,000 gallons per day; and(2) a well used solely for domestic use or for providing water for livestock or poultry if the well is: (A) located or to be located on a tract of land larger than 10 acres; and(B) drilled, completed, or equipped so that it is incapable of producing more than 25,000 gallons of groundwater a day.(b) The district may not charge or collect a well construction fee for a well described by Subsection (a)(2).(c) A well used for dewatering and monitoring in the production of coal or lignite is exempt from permit requirements, regulations, and fees imposed by the district.Tex. Spec. Dist. Loc. Laws § 8871.103
Added by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 644,Sec. 2.02, eff. 9/1/2017.