Monica M. Jacobs - Lawyer in Austin, TX

Monica M. Jacobs has been practicing Texas water law for more than twenty years. She focuses her practice on issues involving water rights and the intersection between water and energy production. Ms. Jacobs chairs Kelly Hart's Water Law practice group and is a registered lobbyist. Her specific experience includes:

Water Resources: water supply and water rights management for large landowners, industrial users and major Texas municipalities, surface water and groundwater permitting, project development and long-term planning, water rights sales and leases, water rights change of ownership, enforcement actions, rulemaking at groundwater conservation districts, advocacy regarding the development of Texas water law and policy in a variety of contexts, including at the Texas legislature

Energy Resources: drafting and negotiating agreements related to the provision of water supply, disposal, and recycling services, operations in areas covered by groundwater districts, mineral exploration and mining, Class III well and Class I disposal well permitting, radioactive material licenses, aquifer exemptions, mine reclamation and closure, and rulemaking at both the Texas Railroad Commission and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Contested Case Hearings/Litigation: first-chairing numerous complex contested case hearings from the application stage through live hearing and post-hearing briefing, served as co-counsel in related lawsuits and appeal