Tex. Water Code § 11.307
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 11.307, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 11.307. FILING OF SWORN CLAIMS.
Official statutory text
(a) Every person claiming a water right of any nature, except for domestic or livestock purposes, from the stream or segment under adjudication shall file a sworn claim with the commission within the time prescribed in the notice of adjudication, including any extensions of the prescribed time, setting forth:
(1) the name and post-office address of the claimant;
(2) the location and nature of the right claimed, including a description of any permit or certified filing under which the claim is made;
(3) the purpose of the use;
(4) a description of works and irrigated land; and
(5) all other information necessary to show the nature and extent of the claim.
(b) The commission shall prescribe forms for claims, but use of the commission forms is not mandatory.
(1) the name and post-office address of the claimant;
(2) the location and nature of the right claimed, including a description of any permit or certified filing under which the claim is made;
(3) the purpose of the use;
(4) a description of works and irrigated land; and
(5) all other information necessary to show the nature and extent of the claim.
(b) The commission shall prescribe forms for claims, but use of the commission forms is not mandatory.
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