Texas Water Code
§ 51.184 — PREFERENCE IN USE OF WATER
WA § 51.184Title 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS · Ch. 51. WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS · Art. D. POWERS AND DUTIES
Statute text
View on source(a)The board may award the use of district water in the following order of preference and superiority:
(1)domestic and municipal use;
(2)industrial use, other than the development of hydroelectric power;
(3)irrigation;
(4)development of hydroelectric power;
(5)pleasure and recreation.
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Legislative history
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971. Amended by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1250, ch. 473, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1975; Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 980, ch. 367, Sec. 16, eff. June 10, 1981.