(a) A well wastewater corporation may condemn land or a property right necessary for a purpose of the corporation.
(b) A well wastewater corporation’s ditch, canal, or pipeline may cross under a highway, canal, pipeline, railroad, or tram or logging road if the use of the highway, canal, pipeline, railroad, or tram or logging road is not impaired except for the time necessary to construct the crossing.

Terms Used In Texas Natural Resources Code 111.404

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) Without the consent of the appropriate authority, a well wastewater corporation’s ditch, canal, or pipeline may not:
(1) pass through a cemetery;
(2) pass under a residence or public building; or
(3) cross a street or alley of a municipality.