Sec. 131.357. GEOLOGIC, HYDROLOGIC, WATER QUALITY, AND WELL INFORMATION. (a) A person issued an exploration permit under this subchapter that authorizes exploration in a groundwater conservation district shall provide to the district:

(1) pre-exploration water quality information from:

(A) each existing well located in the district that is tested by the person before exploration; and

(B) the following wells, as applicable:

(i) each existing well located inside the area subject to the exploration permit, if there are fewer than 10 existing wells located inside that area; or

(ii) 10 existing wells that are distributed as evenly as possible throughout the area subject to the exploration permit, if there are at least 10 existing wells located inside that area;

(2) pre-mining water quality information from:

(A) each existing well in the jurisdiction of the groundwater conservation district that the person tests during exploration; and

(B) cased exploration wells completed under the exploration permit issued under this subchapter; and

(3) well logs that do not contain confidential information as described by Section 131.048.

(b) A person may take not more than 90 days after the person receives the final information to perform standard quality control and quality assurance procedures before submitting the information as required by Subsection (a).

(c) If the commission issues to a person an exploration permit under this subchapter that governs wells described by Section 131.353(c) that are located inside a groundwater conservation district, the person shall provide to the district:

(1) the person's name, address, and telephone number; and

(2) the following information with regard to the wells described by Section 131.353(c):

(A) well completion information for each well in the district;

(B) the location of each well in the district, including a legal description and the acreage of the property where the well is located;

(C) verification that each well will be used for an industrial purpose; and

(D) the type and capacity of the pump used in each well.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1117 (H.B. 3837), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2007.