Texas Water Code 11.551 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Water Code 11.551
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- 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
In this subchapter:
(1) “Advisory committee” means the Concho River Watermaster Advisory Committee appointed under § 11.557.
(2) “Executive director” means the executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
(3) “Program” means the Concho River Watermaster Program, a division of the South Texas Watermaster established by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and operating pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
(4) “Water right holder” means a person who holds a certificated right in water under the jurisdiction of the watermaster acting under this subchapter.
(5) “Water user” means a person, including a water right holder, who uses water under the jurisdiction of the watermaster acting under this subchapter.