Tex. Water Code § 8.054
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 8.054, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 8.054. DESIGNATING WATER DEFICIENT AREAS.
Official statutory text
The commission shall designate areas of the state in which the present and future water supply is not sufficient to meet the future requirements of those areas, even after giving full consideration to the effects of water conservation in the projections of future needs.
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