Texas Water Code
§ 11.453 — APPOINTMENT OF WATERMASTER
WA § 11.453Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part B. WATER RIGHTS · Ch. 11. WATER RIGHTS · Art. I. COMMISSION-APPOINTED WATERMASTER
Statute text
View on source(a)On issuance of an order under Section 11.452 of this chapter directing appointment of a watermaster, the executive director shall appoint a watermaster for the river basin or segment of the river basin covered by the commission order.
(b)A person appointed as a watermaster under this section may not be:
(1)the holder of a water right in the river basin or segment of the river basin to be under his jurisdiction as watermaster;
(2)a purchaser of water from the holder of a water right in the river basin or segment of the river basin under his jurisdiction as watermaster; or
(3)a landowner of any land adjacent to the river or segment of the river under his jurisdiction as watermaster.
(c)A watermaster holds office until a successor is appointed. The executive director may remove a watermaster at any time.
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 779, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.