If any lawful appropriation or use of state water is wilfully abandoned during any three successive years, the right to use the water is forfeited and the water is again subject to appropriation.
Tex. Water Code § 11.030
FORFEITURE OF APPROPRIATION
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Lower Colorado River Authority v. Texas Department of Water Resources (1985)
Most recently applied in Lower Colorado River Authority v. Texas Department of Water Resources (May 1985)
Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.