Texas Water Code 11.092 – Wasteful Use of Water
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Terms Used In Texas Water Code 11.092
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
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.