Tex. Water Code § 11.554
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 11.554, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 11.554. WATERMASTER; APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY WATERMASTER.
Official statutory text
(a) The watermaster for the South Texas Watermaster Program shall serve as the watermaster for the program.
(b) The watermaster shall appoint a deputy watermaster, who must reside in the area described by Section 11.553.
(c) The watermaster or deputy watermaster may not be:
(1) a water right holder in the river basin or segment of the river basin under the program's jurisdiction;
(2) a purchaser of water from a water right holder in the river basin or segment of the river basin under the program's jurisdiction; or
(3) a landowner of any land adjacent to the river or segment of the river under the program's jurisdiction.
(b) The watermaster shall appoint a deputy watermaster, who must reside in the area described by Section 11.553.
(c) The watermaster or deputy watermaster may not be:
(1) a water right holder in the river basin or segment of the river basin under the program's jurisdiction;
(2) a purchaser of water from a water right holder in the river basin or segment of the river basin under the program's jurisdiction; or
(3) a landowner of any land adjacent to the river or segment of the river under the program's jurisdiction.
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