Texas Water Code
§ 12.052 — DAM SAFETY
WA § 12.052Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part B. WATER RIGHTS · Ch. 12. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO WATER RIGHTS · Art. C. PROJECTS
Statute text
View on source(a)The commission shall make and enforce rules and orders and shall perform all other acts necessary to provide for the safe construction, operation, maintenance, repair, removal, and emergency management of dams located in this state. In performing the commission's duties under this subsection, the commission shall identify and focus on the most hazardous dams in the state. (a-1) The commission shall require the owner or operator of a state-regulated dam that has a spillway with gates used to regulate flood waters to notify local emergency operation centers in downstream communities when spillway releases are made to regulate flood waters, according to the commission's emergency action plan guidelines. (a-2) Emergency operation centers notified under Subsection (a-1) shall provide notice to the public when a release may contribute to flooding that may result in damage to life and property through all available means and shall include, at a minimum, the following information, if available:
(1)the names of the dam and reservoir;
(2)the communities downstream that may be impacted and estimated time of impact;
(3)the names of affected river basins and tributaries;
(4)the expected duration of the release;
(5)the level of potential flooding according to the National Weather Service River Forecast Center; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1021 (H.B. 2694), Sec. 1.07, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 641 (H.B. 677), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 641 (H.B. 677), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 137), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1020 (H.B. 26), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.