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    • Our Mission
    • Rules & Regulations
    • Board Members
    • Meet the Staff
    • History of BCRAGD
    • News
    • Meetings/Postings
    • Contact Us
  • Groundwater
    • Well Permitting and Registrations
    • Monitor Wells
    • Abandoned Well | Plugging Program
    • Best Practices for Well Owners
    • Groundwater Planning
    • Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts
    • Drought Management
  • Surface Water
    • Water Quality Testing
    • Clean Rivers Program
    • Projects
  • Medina Lake
  • Environmental Services
    • Laboratory Services
    • Environmental Investigations/Illegal Dumping
  • Flood Management
    • River & Rainfall Gages
    • Weather
    • Flood Early Warning System
    • Texas Floodplain Management Association
  • Education
    • K-12 Programs
    • Community Initiatives
    • Collaborative Agency Resource Page
    • Internship Program
    • Tools for Sustainability
  • Transparency
BCRAGD
  • About
    • Our Mission
    • Rules & Regulations
    • Board Members
    • Meet the Staff
    • History of BCRAGD
    • News
    • Meetings/Postings
    • Contact Us
  • Groundwater
    • Well Permitting and Registrations
    • Monitor Wells
    • Abandoned Well | Plugging Program
    • Best Practices for Well Owners
    • Groundwater Planning
    • Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts
    • Drought Management
  • Surface Water
    • Water Quality Testing
    • Clean Rivers Program
    • Projects
  • Medina Lake
  • Environmental Services
    • Laboratory Services
    • Environmental Investigations/Illegal Dumping
  • Flood Management
    • River & Rainfall Gages
    • Weather
    • Flood Early Warning System
    • Texas Floodplain Management Association
  • Education
    • K-12 Programs
    • Community Initiatives
    • Collaborative Agency Resource Page
    • Internship Program
    • Tools for Sustainability
  • Transparency

Rules & Regulations

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Rules and Regulations

The District Rules are written with the knowledge that the Texas Legislature has given the powers of a River Authority, Groundwater Conservation District, and a Water Conservation and Improvement District as outlined in the Texas Constitution, Article XVI, Section 59.  The District Rules recognize that the State of Texas has charged the District with preserving and protecting the surface waters, groundwaters, and the natural resources within its jurisdiction.

District Rules divided between different chapters of the Texas Water Code:

BCRAGD CH. 36 Rules- Signed July 14, 2022

BCRAGD Rules Ch 51 – Signed 9 Jan 2014

District Groundwater Management Plan:

BCRAGD Groundwater Management Plan- Amended on 14.JUL.2022

District Bylaws:

BCRAGD Bylaws – Adopted 15 Feb 2013


Open Meetings Act

2016 Open Meetings Act Handbook 


Texas Water Code 

Chapter 36 – Groundwater Conservation Districts

Chapter 49 – Provisions Applicable to All Districts

Chapter 51 – Water Control and Improvement Districts

Hours of operation open to the public are Monday – Thursday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. We are closed Saturday and Sunday

(830) 796-7260

440 FM 3240 | P.O. Box 177
Bandera, TX 78003

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