Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION
Chapter 76 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS
Section 76.101 - Technical Requirements - Standards of Completion for Water Wells Encountering Water Injurious to Vegetation, Land or Other Water
Current through Reg. 49, No. 12; March 22, 2024
(a) Upon encountering water injurious to vegetation, land, or other water, a driller or installer shall:
(b) The driller may, subject to the consent of the landowner or person having the well drilled, make the well into a completed monitoring well or into a well otherwise producing injurious water in accordance with §76.102.
(c) If a driller encounters injurious water and the well is not plugged or made into a completed monitoring well producing injurious water, the driller shall ensure that the well drilled, deepened or altered is completed as quickly as possible as follows:
(d) Upon encountering water that may not be injurious to vegetation, land or other water but has the potential to cause pollution if commingled with fresh water or water from a different production zone, a driller or installer shall, as soon as possible, notify the landowner, or person having the well drilled, and ensure that the water is sealed off and confined to the zone of origin.