Texas HB5385 prohibits aquifer storage and recovery projects that transect the Edwards Aquifer in Williamson County east of Interstate Highway 35.

Texas HB5385 amends the Water Code to prohibit the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality from authorizing aquifer storage and recovery projects that transect the Edwards Aquifer in Williamson County east of Interstate Highway 35. The commission may still authorize certain types of injections, such as groundwater withdrawn from the aquifer, stormwater, floodwater, or groundwater through improved sinkholes or caves. The bill requires the commission to adopt rules implementing these changes by March 1, 2026. The act's effective date depends on a two-thirds vote in both legislative houses.

Texas HB5385 prohibits aquifer storage and recovery projects that transect the Edwards Aquifer in Williamson County east of Interstate Highway 35.

Texas HB5385 amends the Water Code to prohibit the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality from authorizing aquifer storage and recovery projects that transect the Edwards Aquifer in Williamson County east of Interstate Highway 35. The commission may still authorize certain types of injections, such as groundwater withdrawn from the aquifer, stormwater, floodwater, or groundwater through improved sinkholes or caves. The bill requires the commission to adopt rules implementing these changes by March 1, 2026. The act's effective date depends on a two-thirds vote in both legislative houses.