Groundwater district warns large permits trigger in-depth studies and contested cases
Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District general manager Doug Shaw told Parker County residents that large groundwater permits require site-specific hydrogeologic studies and that landowners can request contested cases that may be sent to SOAH, though such processes can be costly and lengthy.
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Doug Shaw, general manager of the Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District, told the court that any commercial project seeking to drill or use significant groundwater in the district must apply for a permit and that the district has adopted study requirements for what it treats as large permits. He said applicants seeking very large volumes (the district cited large-permit study thresholds) are required to submit in-depth hydrogeologic studies assessing one-year, 10-year, 30-year and 50-year impacts.
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