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TITLE 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 297 - WATER RIGHTS, SUBSTANTIVE
SUBCHAPTER F - AMENDMENTS TO WATER RIGHTS; CORRECTIONS TO WATER RIGHTS
SECTION/RULE §297.61 - Amendments by Executive Director
Chapter Review Date 09/08/2023

(a) On the petition of the executive director, the commission may amend a permit, certified filing, or certificate of adjudication in order to:(1) protect superior and senior water rights in the river basin, or in the case of transwatershed diversions of water, in the basin of origin;(2) provide a reasonable means for the enforcement of the terms, conditions, provisions, and limitations contained in the water right;(3) provide for the keeping and reporting of information and measurements in connection with the use of water;(4) provide a reasonable means for the enforcement of applicable law;(5) correct errors inadvertently made in the preparation of a water right, such as in the name of the water right holder, boundary description, or other detail incorrectly transcribed; or(6) cure ambiguities or ineffective provisions in a water right.(b) See §295.71 of this title (relating to Applications to Amend a Permit); see also §295.158 of this title (relating to Notice of Amendments to Water Rights).

Source Note: The provisions of this §297.61 adopted to be effective May 29, 1986, 11 TexReg 2330; amended to be effective August 15, 2002, 27 TexReg 7152.

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