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Senate Bill 737 |
Senate Author: Hegar |
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Effective: 9-1-11 |
House Sponsor: Price |
Previous law required a groundwater conservation district to issue permits up to the point that the total volume of groundwater permitted equals the amount of water that may be permitted by a district for beneficial use in accordance with an aquifer's desired future condition. Senate Bill 737 amends the Water Code to require a district to issue permits up to the point that the total volume of exempt and permitted groundwater production will achieve an applicable desired future condition. The bill requires a district, in issuing permits, to manage total groundwater production on a long-term basis to achieve an applicable desired future condition and to consider certain factors relating to aquifer production.