Texas Statutes

§ 11.092 — WASTEFUL USE OF WATER.

Texas § 11.092

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Tex. Water Code Code Ann. § 11.092 (2026).

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Sec. 11.092. WASTEFUL USE OF WATER. A person who owns or has a possessory right to land contiguous to a canal or irrigation system and who acquires the right by contract to use the water from it commits waste if he:

(1)permits the excessive or wasteful use of water by any of his agents or employees; or

(2)permits the water to be applied to anything but a beneficial use.

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Legislative History

Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.

Nearby Sections

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§ 11.001

VESTED RIGHTS NOT AFFECTED.

§ 11.002

§ 11.003

STREAMS THAT FORM BOUNDARIES INCLUDED.

§ 11.004

COMMISSION TO RECEIVE CERTIFIED COPIES OF JUDGMENTS, ETC.

§ 11.005

APPLICABILITY TO WORKS UNDER FEDERAL RECLAMATION ACT.

§ 11.021

§ 11.022

ACQUISITION OF RIGHT TO USE STATE WATER.

§ 11.023

PURPOSES FOR WHICH WATER MAY BE APPROPRIATED.

§ 11.0235

POLICY REGARDING WATERS OF THE STATE.

§ 11.0236

ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS ADVISORY GROUP.

§ 11.02361

TEXAS ENVIRONMENTAL FLOWS SCIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

§ 11.02362

DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW REGIME RECOMMENDATIONS.

§ 11.02363

PERIODIC REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW STANDARDS; STATEWIDE WORK PLAN.

§ 11.0237

WATER RIGHTS FOR INSTREAM FLOWS DEDICATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS OR BAY AND ESTUARY INFLOWS.

§ 11.024

APPROPRIATION: PREFERENCES.

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