Texas Water Code
§ 11.142 — PERMIT EXEMPTIONS
WA § 11.142Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part B. WATER RIGHTS · Ch. 11. WATER RIGHTS · Art. D. PERMITS TO USE STATE WATER
Statute text
View on source(a)Without obtaining a permit, a person may construct on the person's own property a dam or reservoir with normal storage of not more than 200 acre-feet of water for domestic and livestock purposes. A person who temporarily stores more than 200 acre-feet of water in a dam or reservoir described by this subsection is not required to obtain a permit for the dam or reservoir if the person can demonstrate that the person has not stored in the dam or reservoir more than 200 acre-feet of water on average in any 12-month period. This exemption does not apply to a commercial operation. Text of subsec. (b) as amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 966, Sec. 2.09
(b)Without obtaining a permit, a person may construct on the person's property a dam or reservoir with normal storage of not more than 200 acre-feet of water for fish and wildlife purposes if the property on which the dam or reservoir will be constructed is qualified open-space land, as defined by Section 23.51, Tax Code. This exemption does not apply to a commercial operation. Text of subsec. (b) as amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1427, Sec. 1
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Legislative history
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 63 (S.B. 1711), Sec. 1, eff. May 19, 2009.