CHAPTER 8840. GLASSCOCK GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE
TITLE 6. WATER AND WASTEWATER
SUBTITLE H. DISTRICTS GOVERNING GROUNDWATER
CHAPTER 8840. GLASSCOCK GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Sec. 8840.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.
(2) "Director" means a board member.
(3) "District" means the Glasscock Groundwater Conservation
District.
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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
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Sec. 8840.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT. The district is created
under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, to provide for
the conservation, preservation, protection, recharge, and
prevention of waste of the groundwater reservoirs located under
district land, consistent with the objectives of Section 59,
Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 36, Water Code.
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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
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Sec. 8840.003. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT. (a) The
district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
(b) All land included in the district will benefit from the
district.
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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
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Sec. 8840.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district's boundaries
are coextensive with the boundaries of Glasscock County, Texas,
unless the district's territory has been modified under:
(1) Subchapter J, Chapter 36, Water Code; or
(2) other law.
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SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Sec. 8840.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS. (a) The district
is governed by a board of directors as provided by Chapter 36,
Water Code.
(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
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Sec. 8840.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. (a) The district is
divided into numbered precincts for electing directors.
(b) The board may revise the district precincts as necessary or
appropriate.
(c) One director is elected from each district precinct and one
director is elected at large.
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Sec. 8840.053. ELECTION DATE. The board shall hold an election
to elect the appropriate number of directors on the uniform
election date in May of each even-numbered year.
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Sec. 8840.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR ELECTION. (a) To be qualified
for election as a director, a person must:
(1) be a resident of the district or proposed district;
(2) own land subject to taxation in the district or proposed
district; and
(3) be at least 21 years of age.
(b) To be qualified for election as a director from a district
precinct, a person must own land subject to taxation in the
district precinct from which the person is elected.
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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
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Sec. 8840.055. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FOLLOWING ANNEXATION. (a)
Territory may be added to the district under Chapter 36, Water
Code.
(b) If the district annexes territory, the directors shall
determine the precincts to which annexed territory is added for
the purpose of electing directors.
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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES
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Sec. 8840.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district may
exercise:
(1) the powers essential to accomplish the purposes of Section
59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and
(2) the rights, powers, duties, privileges, and functions
provided by this chapter, Chapter 36, Water Code, and other laws
of this state relating to groundwater conservation districts.
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Sec. 8840.102. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. Except as provided by
this chapter, the administrative and procedural provisions of
Chapter 36, Water Code, apply to the district.
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Sec. 8840.103. WELL PERMITS. (a) As permitted by Chapter 36,
Water Code, the district may:
(1) require a permit for drilling, equipping, or completing a
well in a groundwater reservoir; and
(2) issue a permit subject to terms relating to drilling,
equipping, or completing a well that are necessary to prevent
waste or conserve, preserve, and protect groundwater.
(b) The district may not deny an owner of land, or the owner's
heirs, assigns, and lessees, a permit to drill a well on that
land or the right to produce groundwater from that well subject
to rules adopted under this chapter.
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Sec. 8840.104. WELL SPACING AND PRODUCTION. To minimize as far
as practicable the drawdown of the water table or the reduction
of the artesian pressure, the district, as permitted by Chapter
36, Water Code, may provide for the spacing of wells producing
from the groundwater reservoirs and regulate the production from
those wells.
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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
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Sec. 8840.105. LOGS. As permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code,
the district may require that:
(1) accurate driller's logs be kept of the drilling, equipping,
or completion of a well into a groundwater reservoir; and
(2) a copy of a driller's log and of any electric log that may
be made of the well be filed with the district.
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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
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Sec. 8840.106. SURVEYS. As permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code,
the district may have a licensed engineer survey the groundwater
of a groundwater reservoir and the facilities for the
development, production, and use of that groundwater and
determine the quantity of the groundwater available for
production and use and the improvements, developments, and
recharges needed for the groundwater reservoir.
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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
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Sec. 8840.107. RESEARCH AND DETERMINATIONS REGARDING GROUNDWATER
WITHDRAWAL. As permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code, the district
may carry out research projects, develop information, and
determine limitations, if any, that should be made on the
withdrawal of groundwater from a groundwater reservoir.
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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
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Sec. 8840.108. COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF INFORMATION. As
permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code, the district may collect and
preserve information regarding the use of groundwater and the
practicability of recharge of a groundwater reservoir.
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1139, Sec. 1.05, eff. April 1, 2011.
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Sec. 8840.109. CONTRACT FOR SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF WATER. As
permitted by Chapter 36, Water Code, the district may contract
for, sell, and distribute water from a water import authority or
other agency.
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