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TX Water Code § 27.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter B. Jurisdiction of Commission|Section 27.011. Permit From Commission

Sec. 27.011.  PERMIT FROM COMMISSION.  Unless the activity is subject to the jurisdiction of the railroad commission or authorized by a rule of the commission, no person may continue utilizing an injection well or begin drilling an injection well or converting an existing well into an injection well to dispose of industrial and municipal waste, to extract minerals, or to inject a fluid without first obtaining a permit from the commission.|Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1647, ch. 644, Sec. 10.  Renumbered from Sec. 22.011 and amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3161, ch. 830, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1981;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.114, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 27.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter B. Jurisdiction of Commission|Section 27.012. Application for Permit

Sec. 27.012.  APPLICATION FOR PERMIT.  (a)  The commission shall prescribe forms for application for a permit and shall make the forms available on request without charge.(b)  Applications for hazardous and nonhazardous disposal well permits shall be processed in accordance with this chapter for the benefit of the state and the preservation of its natural resources.|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 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.114, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 347, Sec. 1, eff. May 26, 2001.|
TX Water Code § 27.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter B. Jurisdiction of Commission|Section 27.013. Information Required of Applicant

Sec. 27.013.  INFORMATION REQUIRED OF APPLICANT.  An applicant shall furnish any information the executive director considers necessary to discharge his duties under this chapter and the rules of the commission.|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 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.114, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 27.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter B. Jurisdiction of Commission|Section 27.014. Application Fee

Sec. 27.014.  APPLICATION FEE.  With each application for a disposal well permit, the commission shall collect a fee in the amount provided by and under the terms of Section 5.701.|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 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.114, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 347, Sec. 1, eff. May 26, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 901 (H.B. 2654), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Water Code § 27.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter B. Jurisdiction of Commission|Section 27.015. Letter From Railroad Commission

Sec. 27.015.  LETTER FROM RAILROAD COMMISSION.  (a)  A person making application to the commission for a disposal well permit under this chapter shall submit with the application a letter from the railroad commission concluding that drilling or using the disposal well and injecting industrial and municipal waste into the subsurface stratum will not endanger or injure any known oil or gas reservoir.(b)  In a hearing on an application for a disposal well permit under this chapter, the commission may not proceed to hearing on any issues other than preliminary matters such as notice until the letter required from the railroad commission under Subsection (a) of this section is provided to the commission.(c)  The commission shall find that there will be no impairment of oil or gas mineral rights if the railroad commission has issued a letter under Subsection (a) that concludes that drilling and using the disposal well will not endanger or injure any known oil or gas reservoir.|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 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.114, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 638, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 802, Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 16.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 27.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter B. Jurisdiction of Commission|Section 27.016. Inspection of Well Location

Sec. 27.016.  INSPECTION OF WELL LOCATION.  On receiving an application for a permit, the executive director shall have an inspection made of the location of the proposed disposal well to determine the local conditions and the probable effect of the well and shall determine the requirements for the setting of casing, as provided in Sections 27.051, 27.055, and 27.056 of this code.|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 § 27.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter B. Jurisdiction of Commission|Section 27.017. Recommendations From Other Entities

Sec. 27.017.  RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OTHER ENTITIES.  (a)  The executive director shall submit to the Department of State Health Services and to other persons which the commission may designate copies of every application received in proper form.  These entities may make recommendations to the commission concerning any aspect of the application within 30 days.(b)  If an application is received in proper form for a permit for an injection well to dispose of industrial and municipal waste and the proposed location of the injection well is in the territory of a groundwater conservation district, the executive director shall submit a copy of the application to the governing body of the groundwater conservation district.|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 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.114, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 638, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.297, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 106 (H.B. 444), Sec. 1, eff. May 21, 2011.|
TX Water Code § 27.019 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter B. Jurisdiction of Commission|Section 27.019. Rules, Etc

Sec. 27.019.  RULES, ETC.  (a)  The commission shall adopt rules and procedures reasonably required for the performance of its powers, duties, and functions under this chapter.(b)  Copies of any rules under this chapter proposed by the commission shall before their adoption be sent to the railroad commission, the Texas Department of Health, and any other persons the commission may designate.  Any agency or person to whom the copies of proposed rules are sent may submit comments and recommendations to the commission and shall have reasonable time to do so as the commission may prescribe.|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 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.116, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.298, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|Sec. 27.020.  MINING OF SULFUR.  The commission is authorized to develop a regulatory program with respect to the injection of fluid associated with the mining of sulfur by the Frasch process in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.  The commission may not impose any requirements more stringent than those promulgated by the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. 300h et seq., as amended, unless the commission determines that more stringent regulations are necessary to protect human health or the environment.|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. 1.116, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 27.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter B. Jurisdiction of Commission|Section 27.021. Permit for Disposal of Brine From Desalination Operations or of Drinking Water Treatment Residuals in Class I Injection Wells

Sec. 27.021.  PERMIT FOR DISPOSAL OF BRINE FROM DESALINATION OPERATIONS OR OF DRINKING WATER TREATMENT RESIDUALS IN CLASS I INJECTION WELLS.  (a)  The commission may issue a permit to dispose of brine produced by a desalination operation or of drinking water treatment residuals in a Class I injection well if the applicant for the permit meets all the statutory and regulatory requirements for the issuance of a permit for a Class I injection well.(a-1)  A permit issued under this section may authorize the disposal of water treatment residuals produced by the desalination of seawater.(b)  The commission by rule shall provide for public notice and comment on an application for a permit authorized by this section.  Notwithstanding Section 27.018, an application for a permit authorized by this section is not subject to the hearing requirements of Chapter 2001, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1118, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 901 (H.B. 2654), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 901 (H.B. 2654), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 829 (H.B. 4097), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2015.|
TX Water Code § 27.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter B. Jurisdiction of Commission|Section 27.023. Jurisdiction Over in Situ Uranium Application Development and Operations

Sec. 27.023.  JURISDICTION OVER IN SITU URANIUM APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS.  (a)  The commission has exclusive jurisdiction over and shall regulate wells used during the development of permit applications to obtain required premining geologic, hydrologic, and water quality information.(b)  The commission shall require a well described by Subsection (a) to be registered with the commission.  A well described by Subsection (a) is not subject to the commission's permitting, notice, and hearing requirements.(c)  If a well described by Subsection (a) is included in an area permit issued by the commission:(1)  the registration status of the well ceases; and(2)  the well is subject to all rules applicable to the area permit, including notice and hearing requirements.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1118 (H.B. 3838), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Water Code § 27.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter B. Jurisdiction of Commission|Section 27.024. Sharing of Geologic, Hydrologic, and Water Quality Data

Sec. 27.024.  SHARING OF GEOLOGIC, HYDROLOGIC, AND WATER QUALITY DATA.  (a)  After a person developing an application for an area permit for an area located in a groundwater conservation district has identified a permit boundary, the person shall provide to that district:(1)  information regarding wells encountered by that person during the development of the area permit application that are not recorded in the public record;(2)  a map showing the locations of wells that are located within one-quarter mile of the location for the proposed permit and that are recorded in the public record;(3)  premining water quality information collected from wells described by Section 27.023(a);(4)  on a monthly basis, the amount of water produced from the wells described by Section 27.023(a); and(5)  a record of strata as described by Section 27.053, except confidential information described by Section 131.048, Natural Resources Code.(b)  A person may take not more than 90 days after the person receives the final information described by Subsection (a) to perform standard quality control and quality assurance procedures before the person submits the information to the groundwater conservation district.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1118 (H.B. 3838), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Water Code § 27.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter B. Jurisdiction of Commission|Section 27.026. Dual Authorization of Injection Wells to Inject Nonhazardous Brine From Desalination Operations or Nonhazardous Drinking Water Treatment Residuals

Sec. 27.026.  DUAL AUTHORIZATION OF INJECTION WELLS TO INJECT NONHAZARDOUS BRINE FROM DESALINATION OPERATIONS OR NONHAZARDOUS DRINKING WATER TREATMENT RESIDUALS.  (a) The commission may authorize by individual permit, by general permit, or by rule a Class V injection well for the injection of nonhazardous brine from a desalination operation or nonhazardous drinking water treatment residuals into a Class II injection well that is also permitted by the railroad commission under Subchapter C. (b)  The commission and railroad commission by rule shall enter or amend a memorandum of understanding to implement and administer this section.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 297 (H.B. 2230), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Water Code § 27.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter C. Oil and Gas Waste; Injection Wells|Section 27.031. Permit From Railroad Commission

Sec. 27.031.  PERMIT FROM RAILROAD COMMISSION.  No person may continue using a disposal well or begin drilling a disposal well or converting an existing well into a disposal well to dispose of oil and gas waste without first obtaining a permit from the railroad commission.|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 § 27.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter C. Oil and Gas Waste; Injection Wells|Section 27.032. Information Required of Applicant

Sec. 27.032.  INFORMATION REQUIRED OF APPLICANT.  The railroad commission shall require an applicant to furnish any information the railroad commission considers necessary to discharge its duties under this chapter.|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 § 27.0321 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter C. Oil and Gas Waste; Injection Wells|Section 27.0321. Application Fee

Sec. 27.0321.  APPLICATION FEE. (a) With each application for an oil and gas waste disposal well permit, the applicant shall submit to the railroad commission a nonrefundable fee of $100.(b)  The fee collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund as provided by Section 81.067, Natural Resources Code.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 239, Sec. 71, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 448 (H.B. 7), Sec. 45, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Water Code § 27.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter C. Oil and Gas Waste; Injection Wells|Section 27.033. Letter of Determination

Sec. 27.033.  LETTER OF DETERMINATION.  A person making application to the railroad commission for a permit under this chapter shall submit with the application a letter of determination from the railroad commission stating that drilling and using the disposal well and injecting oil and gas waste into the subsurface stratum will not endanger the freshwater strata in that area and that the formation or stratum to be used for the disposal is not freshwater sand.|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.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021 (H.B. 2694), Sec. 2.05, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Water Code § 27.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter C. Oil and Gas Waste; Injection Wells|Section 27.034. Railroad Commission Rules, Etc

Sec. 27.034.  RAILROAD COMMISSION RULES, ETC.  (a)  The railroad commission shall adopt rules and procedures reasonably required for the performance of its powers, duties, and functions under this chapter, including rules for notice and procedure of public hearings.  The rules for notice shall include provisions for giving notice to local governments and affected persons.  The railroad commission shall define "affected person" by rule.(b)  Copies of any rules under this chapter proposed by the railroad commission shall, before their adoption, be sent to the commission, the Texas Department of Health, and any other persons the railroad commission may designate.  Any agency or person to whom the copies of proposed rules and regulations are sent may submit comments and recommendations to the railroad commission and shall have reasonable time to do so as the railroad commission may prescribe.|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 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1.117, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.299, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Water Code § 27.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter C. Oil and Gas Waste; Injection Wells|Section 27.035. Jurisdiction Over in Situ Recovery of Tar Sands

Sec. 27.035.  JURISDICTION OVER IN SITU RECOVERY OF TAR SANDS.  (a)  The railroad commission has jurisdiction over the in situ recovery of tar sands and may issue permits for injection wells used for the in situ recovery of tar sands.(b)  A person may not begin to drill an injection well to be used in the in situ recovery of tar sands unless that person has a valid permit for the well issued by the railroad commission under this chapter.(c)  The railroad commission shall adopt rules that are necessary to administer and regulate the in situ recovery of tar sands.(d)  For purposes of regulation by the railroad commission, an injection well for the in situ recovery of tar sands is designated as a Class V well under the underground injection control program administered by the railroad commission.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 754, ch. 184, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.|
TX Water Code § 27.036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter C. Oil and Gas Waste; Injection Wells|Section 27.036. Jurisdiction Over Brine Mining

Text of section as added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 5.013Sec. 27.036.  JURISDICTION OVER BRINE MINING.  (a)  The railroad commission has jurisdiction over brine mining and may issue permits for injection wells used for brine mining.(b)  A person may not begin to drill an injection well to be used for brine mining unless that person has a valid permit for the well issued by the railroad commission under this chapter.(c)  The railroad commission shall adopt rules that are necessary to administer and regulate brine mining.(d)  For purposes of regulation by the railroad commission, an injection well for brine mining is designated as a Class V well under the underground injection control program administered by the railroad commission.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 5.013, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Water Code § 27.036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter C. Oil and Gas Waste; Injection Wells|Section 27.036. Jurisdiction Over Brine Mining

Text of section as added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 921, Sec. 2Sec. 27.036.  JURISDICTION OVER BRINE MINING.  (a)  The railroad commission has jurisdiction over brine mining and may issue permits for injection wells used for brine mining.(b)  A person may not begin to drill an injection well to be used for brine mining unless that person has a valid permit for the well issued by the railroad commission under this chapter.(c)  The railroad commission shall adopt rules that are necessary to administer and regulate brine mining.(d)  For purposes of regulation by the railroad commission, an injection well for brine mining is designated as a Class III well under the underground injection control program administered by the railroad commission.(e)  This section takes effect September 1, 1985.(f)  This section does not invalidate any permit for an injection well used for brine mining that was issued by the Texas Water Commission before the effective date of this section.  Within 90 days after the effective date of this section, the Railroad Commission of Texas shall issue a substitute permit under the name and authority of the railroad commission to each person who on the effective date of this section holds a valid permit issued by the Texas Water Commission for an injection well used for brine mining.(g)  Application for injection well permits covering brine mining submitted to the Texas Water Commission before the effective date of this section for which permits have not been issued by the commission shall be transmitted to the railroad commission.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 921, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 977, Sec. 32, eff. June 19, 1987.|
TX Water Code § 27.040 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 2 - Water Administration|Subtitle D - Water Quality Control|Chapter 27 - Injection Wells|Subchapter C. -1. Geologic Storage and Associated Injection of Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide|Section 27.040. Definition

Sec. 27.040.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "offshore" means the area in the Gulf of Mexico seaward of the coast that is within three marine leagues of the coast.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 460 (H.B. 1284), Sec. 7, eff. June 9, 2021.|