(a) The district may use subsidence compaction monitors, water-level observation wells, and other materials and equipment to determine the amount of groundwater that may be withdrawn while allowing groundwater to rebound and stabilize to a level that will halt subsidence.(b) The district may use global positioning systems and other geodetic survey methods to monitor land surface elevations and measure subsidence. The district may coordinate monitoring and data collection activities with other entities, including private entities and federal, state, or local governmental entities. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 238 (S.B. 1537), Sec. 12, eff. May 27, 2005.
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