# Tesla Calls It Closed-Loop. The Texas Permit Authorizes 231,000 Gallons a Day of Discharge.

- slug: tesla-calls-it-closed-loop-the-texas-permit-authorizes-231000-gallons-a-day-of-discharge
- date: 2026-04-18
- category: Space & Aerospace

A drainage easement is a legal instrument. So is a discharge permit. Tesla held one. It appears to have forgotten about the other.

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