Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 240.046
Compliance Required

A person may not drill a private water well in a county that has chosen to regulate the placement of private water wells under this subchapter unless the placement of the well complies with this subchapter and applicable rules and has been approved by the county health officer or an official designated by the commissioners court.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 794 (S.B. 343), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.

Source: Section 240.046 — Compliance Required, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.240.htm#240.046 (accessed May 26, 2025).

240.001
Definition 240.002
Regulation 240.003
Offense 240.004
Injunction 240.031
Definitions 240.032
County Regulatory Authority 240.033
Regulation of Subdivisions 240.034
Exemption 240.035
Enforcement 240.041
Definition 240.042
Authority to Regulate Placement of Water Wells 240.043
Notice 240.044
Fee 240.045
Inspection 240.046
Compliance Required 240.047
Offense 240.048
Exceptions 240.081
Definitions 240.082
Applicability 240.083
Authority of County to Regulate 240.084
Location of Communication Facility Structure 240.085
Filing Requirements Regarding Construction 240.086
Variances 240.087
Offense 240.088
Injunction 240.0325
Exception for Certain Outdoor Lighting 240.901
Land Use Regulation for Flood Control in Coastal Counties 240.902
Closing of Gulf Beaches 240.905
Land Use Regulation for Flood Control in Trinity River Basin 240.907
Fee for Cutting County Road 240.909
Regulation of Tree Cutting in Certain Counties 240.910
Regulation of Litter and Mosquito Control in Certain Counties

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Original Source: Section 240.046 — Compliance Required, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.240.htm#240.046 (last accessed May 10, 2025).

Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 240.046 Compliance Required

Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 240.046
Compliance Required