Tex. Water Code § 11.037
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 11.037, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 11.037.
Official statutory text
Sec. 11.037. WATER SUPPLIERS: RULES AND REGULATIONS. (a) Every person, association of persons, corporation, or irrigation district conserving or supplying water for any of the purposes authorized by this chapter shall make and publish reasonable rules and regulations relating to:
(1) the method of supply;
(2) the use and distribution of the water; and
(3) the procedure for applying for the water and for paying for it.
(b) Each person, association of persons, corporation, and district authorized by law to carry out irrigation powers that is conserving or supplying water for any of the purposes authorized by this chapter may make and publish reasonable rules relating to water conservation, as defined by Subdivision (8)(B), Section 11.002, of this code.
(1) the method of supply;
(2) the use and distribution of the water; and
(3) the procedure for applying for the water and for paying for it.
(b) Each person, association of persons, corporation, and district authorized by law to carry out irrigation powers that is conserving or supplying water for any of the purposes authorized by this chapter may make and publish reasonable rules relating to water conservation, as defined by Subdivision (8)(B), Section 11.002, of this code.
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