Tex. Water Code § 51.303
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 51.303, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 51.303. AUTHORITY TO DETERMINE RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Official statutory text
The board may adopt, alter, and rescind rules, regulations, and standing and temporary orders which do not conflict with the provisions of this subchapter and which govern:
(1) methods, terms, and conditions of water service;
(2) applications for water;
(3) assessments, charges, fees, rentals, or deposits for maintenance and operation;
(4) payment and the enforcement of payment of the assessments, charges, fees, rentals, or deposits;
(5) furnishing irrigation water to persons who did not apply for it before the date of assessment if required; and
(6) furnishing water to persons who wish to take water for irrigation in excess of their original applications or for use on land not covered by their original applications if required.
(1) methods, terms, and conditions of water service;
(2) applications for water;
(3) assessments, charges, fees, rentals, or deposits for maintenance and operation;
(4) payment and the enforcement of payment of the assessments, charges, fees, rentals, or deposits;
(5) furnishing irrigation water to persons who did not apply for it before the date of assessment if required; and
(6) furnishing water to persons who wish to take water for irrigation in excess of their original applications or for use on land not covered by their original applications if required.
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