Senate Committee backs bill to allow treated surface water storage injection beneath Edwards‑aquifer protection zone
Senate Bill 616 would permit aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) injections of treated potable water into deeper, sealed formations beneath areas otherwise protected by Edwards Aquifer rules; the committee voted the bill out unanimously.
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Senate Bill 616, carried for Senator Schwartner and presented by Senator Johnson, would modify existing limits to permit aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) operations that inject treated potable water into a deeper, cement‑sealed geologic formation beneath areas covered by Edwards Aquifer protections in Williamson County and east of I‑35.
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