(a) The board shall formulate a plan to control and mitigate subsidence in the district.
(b) The plan must:
(1) regulate groundwater withdrawals to maintain sufficient artesian pressure to control and mitigate subsidence; and
(2) specify in as much detail as practicable the acts, procedures, performance, and avoidance that are necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter.

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(c) When formulating the plan, the board shall compile and consider:
(1) a list of wells in the district subject to regulation under this chapter;
(2) a list of all available sources of water, other than groundwater, in the district;
(3) the purpose for which the water is used and for which it is proposed to be used;
(4) accurate estimates of:
(A) groundwater withdrawal from all wells or proposed wells in the district;
(B) the amount of groundwater that may be withdrawn from each area in the district without causing:
(i) long-term static water level decline; and
(ii) reduction of artesian pressure that will lead to subsidence in the district; and
(C) current and future water needs in the district;
(5) information relating to formulating a permit system; and
(6) other information necessary to manage groundwater in the district and to effectively and expeditiously carry out the purpose of this chapter.