On petition of 25 or more holders of water rights in a river basin or segment of a river basin or on its own motion the commission may authorize the executive director to appoint a watermaster for a river basin or segment of a river basin if the commission finds that the rights of senior water rights holders in the basin or segment of the basin are threatened.
Tex. Water Code § 11.451
COMMISSION AUTHORITY
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case City of San Angelo v. Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (2002)
Most recently applied in City of San Angelo v. Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (December 2002)
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 779, 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.