Texas Water Code 49.3189 – Conversion of Water Rights
Terms Used In Texas Water Code 49.3189
- Commission: means the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission. See Texas Water Code 49.001
- District: means any district or authority created under Sections Texas Water Code 49.3181
- Potable water: means water that has been treated for public drinking water supply purposes. See Texas Water Code 49.001
After a district excludes land from the district’s territory under this subchapter, the municipality or other municipal supplier that proposes to serve the land with a potable water supply may petition the district to convert the proportionate water rights previously allocated for the land from irrigation use rights to municipal use rights for the use and benefit of the municipality or other municipal supplier. The district shall compute the proportionate water rights available and shall initiate administrative proceedings to convert the irrigation use rights to municipal use rights. Before the district is obligated to initiate the administrative proceedings, the municipality or other municipal supplier must deposit with the district the amount that the district estimates the district will incur as reasonable expenses and attorney’s fees in those proceedings. On approval of the conversion by the commission, the district shall deliver the water to the municipality or other municipal supplier in the manner those entities may agree to under this code.