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TX Water Code § 27.1013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter F. Civil and Criminal Remedies|Section 27.1013. Payment of Penalty; Refund

Sec. 27.1013.  PAYMENT OF PENALTY;  REFUND.  (a)  On the issuance of an order finding that a violation has occurred, the railroad commission shall inform the permittee and any other person charged within 30 days of the amount of the penalty.(b)  Within the 30-day period immediately following the day on which the decision or order is final as provided in Subchapter F, Chapter 2001, Government Code, the person charged with the penalty shall:(1)  pay the penalty in full;  or(2)  if the person seeks judicial review of either the amount of the penalty or the fact of the violation, or both:(A)  forward the amount to the railroad commission for placement in an escrow account;  or(B)  in lieu of payment into escrow, post with the railroad commission a supersedeas bond in a form approved by the railroad commission for the amount of the penalty, such bond to be effective until all judicial review of the order or decision is final.(c)  If through judicial review of the decision or order it is determined that no violation occurred or that the amount of the penalty should be reduced or not assessed, the railroad commission shall, within the 30-day period immediately following that determination, if the penalty has been paid to the railroad commission, remit the appropriate amount to the person, with accrued interest, or where a supersedeas bond has been posted, the railroad commission shall execute a release of such bond.(d)  Failure to forward the money to the railroad commission within the time provided by Subsection (b) of this section results in a waiver of all legal rights to contest the violation or the amount of the penalty.(e)  Judicial review of the order or decision of the railroad commission assessing the penalty shall be under the substantial evidence rule and shall be instituted by filing a petition with the district court of Travis County, Texas, and not elsewhere, as provided for in Subchapter G, Chapter 2001, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1411, ch. 286, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(53), (59), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 27.1014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter F. Civil and Criminal Remedies|Section 27.1014. Recovery of Penalty

Sec. 27.1014.  RECOVERY OF PENALTY.  Civil penalties owed under Sections 27.1011-27.1013 of this code may be recovered in a civil action brought by the attorney general at the request of the railroad commission.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1411, ch. 286, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.|
TX Water Code § 27.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter F. Civil and Criminal Remedies|Section 27.102. Injunction, Etc

Sec. 27.102.  INJUNCTION, ETC.  (a)  The railroad commission may enforce a provision of this chapter under the jurisdiction of the railroad commission, any valid rule made by the railroad commission under this chapter, or any term, condition, or provision of a permit issued by the railroad commission under this chapter by injunction or other appropriate remedy.  The suit shall be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county where the offending activity is occurring.(b)  The executive director may enforce a provision of this chapter under the jurisdiction of the commission, a commission rule adopted under this chapter, or a term, condition, or provision of a permit issued by the commission under this chapter as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 7.|Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977;  Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3161, ch. 830, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1981;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 27.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter F. Civil and Criminal Remedies|Section 27.103. Procedure

Sec. 27.103.  PROCEDURE.  (a)  At the request of the railroad commission, the attorney general shall institute and conduct a suit in the name of the State of Texas for injunctive relief or to recover the civil penalty, or for both the injunctive relief and civil penalty, authorized in Sections 27.101 and 27.102 of this chapter.(b)  Any party to a suit may appeal from a final judgment as in other civil cases.|Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977;  Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3161, ch. 830, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1981;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 27.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter F. Civil and Criminal Remedies|Section 27.104. Effect of Permit on Civil Liability

Sec. 27.104.  EFFECT OF PERMIT ON CIVIL LIABILITY.  The fact that a person has a permit issued under this chapter does not relieve him from any civil liability.|Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977;  Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3161, ch. 830, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1981.|
TX Water Code § 27.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter F. Civil and Criminal Remedies|Section 27.105. Criminal Fines

Sec. 27.105.  CRIMINAL FINES.  (a)  A person who knowingly or intentionally violates a provision of this chapter under the jurisdiction of the railroad commission, a rule of the railroad commission, or a term, condition, or provision of a permit issued by the railroad commission under this chapter is subject to a fine of not more than $5,000 for each violation and for each day of violation.  A violation under the jurisdiction of the commission is enforceable under Section 7.157.(b)  Venue for prosecution of an alleged violation is in the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred or where the defendant resides.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3161, ch. 830, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.1211, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Water Code § 27.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter G. Aquifer Storage and Recovery Projects|Section 27.151. Definitions

Sec. 27.151.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Aquifer storage and recovery project" means a project involving the injection of water into a geologic formation for the purpose of subsequent recovery and beneficial use by the project operator.(2)  "ASR injection well" means a Class V injection well used for the injection of water into a geologic formation as part of an aquifer storage and recovery project.(3)  "ASR recovery well" means a well used for the recovery of water from a geologic formation as part of an aquifer storage and recovery project.(4)  "Native groundwater" means the groundwater naturally occurring in a geologic formation.(5)  "Project operator" means a person holding an authorization under this subchapter to undertake an aquifer storage and recovery project.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 505 (H.B. 655), Sec. 3, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Water Code § 27.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter G. Aquifer Storage and Recovery Projects|Section 27.152. Jurisdiction

Sec. 27.152.  JURISDICTION.  The commission has exclusive jurisdiction over the regulation and permitting of ASR injection wells.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 505 (H.B. 655), Sec. 3, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Water Code § 27.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter G. Aquifer Storage and Recovery Projects|Section 27.153. Authorization for Use of Class v Injection Wells

Sec. 27.153.  AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF CLASS V INJECTION WELLS.  (a) The commission may authorize the use of a Class V injection well as an ASR injection well:(1)  by rule;(2)  under an individual permit; or(3)  under a general permit.(b)  In adopting a rule or issuing a permit under this section, the commission shall consider:(1)  whether the injection of water will comply with the standards set forth under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. Section 300f et seq.);(2)  the extent to which the cumulative volume of water injected for storage in the receiving geologic formation can be successfully recovered from the geologic formation for beneficial use, taking into account that injected water may be commingled to some degree with native groundwater;(3)  the effect of the aquifer storage and recovery project on existing water wells; and(4)  whether the introduction of water into the receiving geologic formation will alter the physical, chemical, or biological quality of the native groundwater to a degree that would:(A)  render the groundwater produced from the receiving geologic formation harmful or detrimental to people, animals, vegetation, or property; or(B)  require an unreasonably higher level of treatment of the groundwater produced from the receiving geologic formation than is necessary for the native groundwater in order to render the groundwater suitable for beneficial use.(c)  All wells associated with a single aquifer storage and recovery project must be located within a continuous perimeter boundary of one parcel of land, or two or more adjacent parcels of land under common ownership, lease, joint operating agreement, or contract.(d)  The commission by rule shall provide for public notice and comment on a proposed general permit authorized under this section. The commission shall require an applicant for an individual permit authorized under this section to provide notice of the application by first class mail to any groundwater conservation district in which the wells associated with the aquifer storage and recovery project will be located and by publishing notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the wells will be located.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 505 (H.B. 655), Sec. 3, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Water Code § 27.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter G. Aquifer Storage and Recovery Projects|Section 27.154. Technical Standards

Sec. 27.154.  TECHNICAL STANDARDS.  (a) The commission shall adopt technical standards governing the approval of the use of a Class V injection well as an ASR injection well.(b)  This subsection applies only to an aquifer storage and recovery project proposed to be located in a groundwater conservation district or other special-purpose district with the authority to regulate the withdrawal of groundwater. Except as otherwise provided by this section, the commission shall limit the volume of water that may be recovered by an aquifer storage and recovery project to an amount that does not exceed the amount of water injected under the project. If the commission determines that the proposed injection of water into a geologic formation will result in a loss of injected water or native groundwater, the commission shall impose additional restrictions on the amount of water that may be recovered to account for the loss. The commission may not deny a permit based on a determination that a loss described by this subsection will occur. A limitation imposed under this subsection may not prohibit the production of native groundwater by an aquifer storage and recovery project if the production complies with Subchapter N, Chapter 36.(c)  The commission by rule shall prescribe construction and completion standards and metering and reporting requirements for ASR injection wells and ASR recovery wells, including for an ASR injection well that also serves as an ASR recovery well.(d)  The commission may not adopt or enforce groundwater quality protection standards for the quality of water injected into an ASR injection well that are more stringent than applicable federal standards.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 505 (H.B. 655), Sec. 3, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Water Code § 27.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter G. Aquifer Storage and Recovery Projects|Section 27.155. Reporting of Injection and Recovery Volumes

Sec. 27.155.  REPORTING OF INJECTION AND RECOVERY VOLUMES.  (a) A project operator shall install a meter on each ASR injection well and ASR recovery well associated with the aquifer storage and recovery project.(b)  Each calendar month, the project operator shall provide to the commission a written or electronic report showing for the preceding calendar month the volume of water:(1)  injected for storage; and(2)  recovered for beneficial use.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 505 (H.B. 655), Sec. 3, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Water Code § 27.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter G. Aquifer Storage and Recovery Projects|Section 27.156. Reporting of Water Quality Data

Sec. 27.156.  REPORTING OF WATER QUALITY DATA.  A project operator shall:(1)  perform water quality testing annually on water to be injected into a geologic formation and water recovered from a geologic formation as part of the aquifer storage and recovery project; and(2)  provide the results of the testing described by Subdivision (1) in written or electronic form to the commission.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 505 (H.B. 655), Sec. 3, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Water Code § 27.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter G. Aquifer Storage and Recovery Projects|Section 27.157. Other Laws Not Affected

Sec. 27.157.  OTHER LAWS NOT AFFECTED. (a) This subchapter does not affect the ability to regulate an aquifer storage and recovery project as authorized under:(1)  Chapter 626, Acts of the 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, for the Edwards Aquifer Authority;(2)  Chapter 8801, Special District Local Laws Code, for the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District;(3)  Chapter 8834, Special District Local Laws Code, for the Fort Bend Subsidence District;(4)  Chapter 8802, Special District Local Laws Code, for the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District; or(5)  Chapter 8811, Special District Local Laws Code, for the Corpus Christi Aquifer Storage and Recovery Conservation District.(b)  This subchapter does not affect the authority of the commission regarding:(1)  recharge projects in certain portions of the Edwards underground reservoir under Sections 11.023(c) and (d); or(2)  injection wells that transect or terminate in certain portions of the Edwards Aquifer under Section 27.0516.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 505 (H.B. 655), Sec. 3, eff. June 16, 2015.|
TX Water Code § 27.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter H. Aquifer Recharge Projects|Section 27.201. Definitions

Sec. 27.201.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Aquifer recharge project" means a project involving the intentional recharge of an aquifer by means of an injection well authorized under this chapter or other means of infiltration, including actions designed to:(A)  reduce declines in the water level of the aquifer;(B)  supplement the quantity of groundwater available;(C)  improve water quality in an aquifer;(D)  improve spring flows and other interactions between groundwater and surface water; or(E)  mitigate subsidence.(2)  "Native groundwater" means the groundwater naturally occurring in a geologic formation.(3)  "Project operator" means a person holding an authorization under this subchapter to undertake an aquifer recharge project.(4)  "Recharge injection well" means a Class V injection well used for the injection of water into a geologic formation for an aquifer recharge project, including an improved sinkhole or cave connected to an aquifer.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 742 (H.B. 720), Sec. 3, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Water Code § 27.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter H. Aquifer Recharge Projects|Section 27.202. Jurisdiction

Sec. 27.202.  JURISDICTION.  The commission has exclusive jurisdiction over the regulation and permitting of recharge injection wells.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 742 (H.B. 720), Sec. 3, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Water Code § 27.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter H. Aquifer Recharge Projects|Section 27.203. Authorization for Use of Class v Injection Wells

Sec. 27.203.  AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF CLASS V INJECTION WELLS.  (a) The commission may authorize the use of a Class V injection well as a recharge injection well:(1)  by rule;(2)  under an individual permit; or(3)  under a general permit.(b)  In adopting a rule or issuing a permit under this section, the commission shall consider:(1)  whether the injection of water will comply with the standards established by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. Section 300f et seq.);(2)  the effect of the aquifer recharge project on existing water wells; and(3)  whether the introduction of water into the receiving geologic formation will alter the physical, chemical, or biological quality of the native groundwater to a degree that would:(A)  render the groundwater produced from the receiving geologic formation harmful or detrimental to people, animals, vegetation, or property; or(B)  require an unreasonably higher level of treatment of the groundwater produced from the receiving geologic formation than is necessary for the native groundwater to render the groundwater suitable for beneficial use.(c)  The commission by rule shall provide for public notice and comment on a proposed general permit authorized under this section. The commission shall require an applicant for an individual permit authorized under this section to provide notice of the application by first class mail to any groundwater conservation district in which the wells associated with the aquifer recharge project will be located and by publishing notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the wells will be located.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 742 (H.B. 720), Sec. 3, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Water Code § 27.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter H. Aquifer Recharge Projects|Section 27.204. Technical Standards

Sec. 27.204.  TECHNICAL STANDARDS.  (a) The commission shall adopt technical standards governing the approval of the use of a Class V injection well as a recharge injection well.(b)  The commission may not adopt or enforce groundwater quality protection standards for the quality of water injected into a recharge injection well that are more stringent than applicable federal standards.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 742 (H.B. 720), Sec. 3, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Water Code § 27.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter H. Aquifer Recharge Projects|Section 27.205. Reporting of Injection Volumes

Sec. 27.205.  REPORTING OF INJECTION VOLUMES.  (a)  A project operator shall install a meter on each recharge injection well associated with the aquifer recharge project.(b)  Each calendar year, the project operator shall provide to the commission a written or electronic report showing for the preceding calendar year the volume of water injected for recharge.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 742 (H.B. 720), Sec. 3, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Water Code § 27.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter H. Aquifer Recharge Projects|Section 27.206. Reporting of Water Quality Data

Sec. 27.206.  REPORTING OF WATER QUALITY DATA.  A project operator shall:(1)  perform water quality testing annually on water to be injected into a geologic formation as part of the aquifer recharge project; and(2)  provide the results of the testing described by Subdivision (1) in written or electronic form to the commission.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 742 (H.B. 720), Sec. 3, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Water Code § 27.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter H. Aquifer Recharge Projects|Section 27.207. Other Laws Not Affected

Sec. 27.207.  OTHER LAWS NOT AFFECTED. (a) This subchapter does not affect the ability to regulate an aquifer recharge project as authorized under:(1)  Chapter 626, Acts of the 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, for the Edwards Aquifer Authority;(2)  Chapter 8801, Special District Local Laws Code, for the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District;(3)  Chapter 8834, Special District Local Laws Code, for the Fort Bend Subsidence District;(4)  Chapter 8802, Special District Local Laws Code, for the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District; or(5)  Chapter 8811, Special District Local Laws Code, for the Corpus Christi Aquifer Storage and Recovery Conservation District.(b)  This subchapter does not affect the authority of the commission regarding:(1)  recharge projects in certain portions of the Edwards underground reservoir under Sections 11.023(c) and (d);(2)  injection wells that transect or terminate in certain portions of the Edwards Aquifer under Section 27.0516; or(3)  aquifer storage and recovery projects under Section 11.155 or Subchapter G of this chapter.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 742 (H.B. 720), Sec. 3, eff. June 10, 2019.|