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TITLE 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 297 - WATER RIGHTS, SUBSTANTIVE
SUBCHAPTER B - CLASSES OF WATER RIGHTS
SECTION/RULE §297.11 - General Authorization to Divert, Store or Use State Water,Texas Water Code, §11.121
Chapter Review Date 09/08/2023

Except as provided under Texas Water Code §§11.142, 11.1421 and 11.1422 , no person may divert, store, impound, take or use water or begin construction of any work designed for the storage, taking, or diversion of water without first obtaining a water right. Such authorization may be with or without a term, on an annual or seasonal basis, or on a temporary or emergency basis as provided by this chapter.

Source Note: The provisions of this §297.11 adopted to be effective May 29, 1986, 11 TexReg 2330; amended to be effective February 24, 1999, 24 TexReg 1162.

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