Tex. Water Code § 51.125
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 51.125, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 51.125. CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS.
Official statutory text
A district may construct all works and improvements necessary:
(1) for the prevention of floods;
(2) for the irrigation of land in the district;
(3) for the drainage of land in the district, including drainage ditches or other facilities for drainage;
(4) for the construction of levees to protect the land in the district from overflow;
(5) to alter land elevations where correction is needed;
(6) to supply water for municipal uses, domestic uses, power and commercial purposes, and all other beneficial uses or controls; and
(7) for the construction of geothermal water conveyance systems necessary for the conservation of natural resources.
(1) for the prevention of floods;
(2) for the irrigation of land in the district;
(3) for the drainage of land in the district, including drainage ditches or other facilities for drainage;
(4) for the construction of levees to protect the land in the district from overflow;
(5) to alter land elevations where correction is needed;
(6) to supply water for municipal uses, domestic uses, power and commercial purposes, and all other beneficial uses or controls; and
(7) for the construction of geothermal water conveyance systems necessary for the conservation of natural resources.
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