Texas Water Code 11.153 – Projects for Storage of Appropriated Water in Aquifers
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(a) In this section, “aquifer storage and recovery project” has the meaning assigned by § 27.151.
(b) A water right holder or a person who has contracted for the use of water under a contract that does not prohibit the use of the water in an aquifer storage and recovery project may undertake an aquifer storage and recovery project without obtaining any additional authorization under this chapter for the project. A person described by this subsection undertaking an aquifer storage and recovery project must:
(1) obtain any required authorizations under Subchapter G, Chapter 27, and Subchapter N, Chapter 36; and
(2) comply with the terms of the applicable water right.
Terms Used In Texas Water Code 11.153
- 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
(c) This section does not preclude the commission from considering an aquifer storage and recovery project to be a component of a project permitted under this chapter that is not required to be based on the continuous availability of historic, normal stream flow.
(d) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 505 , Sec. 5(1), eff. June 16, 2015.
(e) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 505 , Sec. 5(1), eff. June 16, 2015.