Texas Water Code

§ 11.092 — WASTEFUL USE OF WATER

WA § 11.092Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part B. WATER RIGHTS · Ch. 11. WATER RIGHTS · Art. C. UNLAWFUL USE, DIVERSION, WASTE, ETC

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A person who owns or has a possessory right to land contiguous to a canal or irrigation system and who acquires the right by contract to use the water from it commits waste if he:

(1)permits the excessive or wasteful use of water by any of his agents or employees; or

(2)permits the water to be applied to anything but a beneficial use.

Legislative history

Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.