The owner of a water well which encounters salt water or water containing mineral or other substances injurious to vegetation or agriculture shall securely plug or case the well in a manner that will effectively prevent the water from escaping from the stratum in which it is found into another water-bearing stratum or onto the surface of the ground.
Tex. Water Code § 28.012
CERTAIN WELLS TO BE PLUGGED OR CASED
Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff
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