Terms Used In Texas Water Code 11.174

  • Certificate of adjudication: means a certificate issued by the commission under § 11. See Texas Water Code 11.171
  • Certified filing: means a declaration of appropriation or affidavit that was filed with the State Board of Water Engineers under the provisions of Section 14, Chapter 171, General Laws, Acts of the 33rd Legislature, 1913, as amended. See Texas Water Code 11.171
  • Permit: means an authorization by the commission granting a person the right to use water. See Texas Water Code 11.171

When the commission finds that its records do not show that some portion of the water has been used during the past 10 years, the executive director may initiate proceedings, terminated by public hearing, to cancel the permit, certified filing, or certificate of adjudication in whole or in part.