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TITLE 30 | ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY |
PART 1 | TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY |
CHAPTER 297 | WATER RIGHTS, SUBSTANTIVE |
SUBCHAPTER C | USE EXEMPT FROM PERMITTING |
RULE §297.25 | Permit Exemption for Drilling and Producing of Petroleum |
Without obtaining a water use permit from the commission, a person engaged in drilling for petroleum, or producing petroleum, may take for those purposes not to exceed one acre-foot of water per 24-hour period from the Gulf of Mexico or from the adjacent bays and arms of the Gulf of Mexico. A person using water for such purposes is not required to file water use reports. |
Source Note: The provisions of this §297.25 adopted to be effective February 24, 1999, 24 TexReg 1162 |