Texas HB1618 amends the Water Code to regulate aquifer storage and recovery projects in Williamson County.

Texas HB1618 amends the Water Code to restrict the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality from authorizing injection wells that transect or terminate in the Edwards Aquifer, except under specific conditions. The bill allows the commission to authorize injections of groundwater withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer, storm water, flood water, or groundwater through improved sinkholes or caves in karst areas, and water injections in accordance with a specific statute. The commission must adopt rules to implement these changes by March 1, 2026.

Texas HB1618 amends the Water Code to regulate aquifer storage and recovery projects in Williamson County.

Texas HB1618 amends the Water Code to restrict the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality from authorizing injection wells that transect or terminate in the Edwards Aquifer, except under specific conditions. The bill allows the commission to authorize injections of groundwater withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer, storm water, flood water, or groundwater through improved sinkholes or caves in karst areas, and water injections in accordance with a specific statute. The commission must adopt rules to implement these changes by March 1, 2026.