Texas § OC.1901.257 - MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING ABANDONED WELLS
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§ OC.1901.257. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING ABANDONED WELLS
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING ABANDONED WELLS. (a) In this section, "abandoned well" and "deteriorated well" have the meanings assigned by Section 1901.255 . (b) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the department shall by rule adopt or revise a joint memorandum of understanding to coordinate the efforts of the department, groundwater conservation districts, and the field offices of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality relating to investigative procedures for referrals of complaints regarding abandoned and deteriorated wells. (c) Each groundwater conservation district in which an abandoned or deteriorated well is located shall join the memorandum of understanding adopted under Subsection (b). Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 19.015, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. SUBCHAPTER G. PROHIBITED PRACTICES AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES
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